Bruce MacDonald
CEO and CIO of the Virginia Commonwealth University Investment Management Company, responsible for managing VCU's endowment and health system assets and known for building a mid-sized endowment portfolio with a focus on liquidity and secular tailwinds.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 1h
Bruce MacDonald – The Playbook for Building a Mid-Sized Endowment from Scratch (EP.495)
Bruce MacDonald, CEO and CIO who built VCU’s $2.5B endowment with a five-person team. He discusses building a portfolio from scratch, leaning into secular tailwinds like India, Vietnam, gold, and AI. He explains prioritizing liquidity to act in dislocations, team-based underwriting, sourcing niche managers, and lessons from past mistakes.
