William McLean

William McLean was appointed Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Northwestern University in January 2002. He is responsible for managing the University's $9 billion diversified portfolio. Prior to joining Northwestern University, he was the Senior Managing Director for Asset and Investment Management at the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, responsible for overseeing all facets of the management of their portfolio. He also served as an Investment Officer at The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Chartered Financial Analyst, McLean received his BA in economics from Davidson College and his MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is a past president of the North Carolina Society of Financial Analysts and past board member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago. He was a director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc., the overseer of investment vehicles for The Investment Fund for Foundations, and he currently serves as a board member of the TIFF Charitable Foundation (TCF). McLean is a current trustee of the University of Richmond and a board member of The Sherman Fairchild Foundation and Mather Lifeways. He also sits on the investment advisory committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He has served on investment advisory committees of Father Flanagan's Trust Fund, Davidson College and The Mayo Clinic.