Tim Barrett
Chief Investment Officer of the Texas Tech University Endowment with over 30 years in institutional investing, focusing on private equity, credit, real estate, hedge funds, governance, and manager partnerships.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 38min
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets
Tim Barrett, CIO of the Texas Tech Endowment with 30+ years in institutional investing, shares how his team finds asymmetric bets across private equity, real estate, and hedge funds. He discusses buying discounted trophy offices, leveraging governance for fast decisions, co-investment asymmetry, portable alpha mechanics, and why lower-middle-market buyouts can beat venture for consistent returns.
