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Department: Investments

Annika Moen

Annika Moen joined the Foundation as an Investment Associate in May 2023. Prior to joining the Foundation, Annika was an Investment Associate at Cambridge Associates where she advised various foundations and university endowments regarding investment manager selection, asset allocation and portfolio construction, and conducted analysis on investment performance.  Annika is from Denver, Colorado, and attended … Continue reading Annika Moen

Beth Agbayani

Beth Agbayani joined the Foundation as a Senior Executive Assistant in October 2021 in the San Francisco office. She supports CIO Tim Recker and the Investment Team. Prior to joining Irvine, Beth supported the CIO, COO, and the Senior Managing Directors of the Private Investments team at UC Investments, the Office of the Chief Investment … Continue reading Beth Agbayani

Sharif Siddiqui

Sharif Siddiqui joined the Foundation in 2017. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co., in New York, NY, followed by an investment position at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in San Francisco. Sharif then moved to Chicago and joined Citadel Investment Group’s global equities group. From 2006 … Continue reading Sharif Siddiqui

Claudia Garibay Kaya

Claudia Garibay Kaya joined the Foundation in October 2014 as an Investment Operations Specialist and was named Investment Operations Manager in November 2022. Prior to joining Irvine, she supported the operations and accounting team at Wells Fargo Securities. In addition, she worked at HighMark Capital Management supporting the money markets strategies team which managed over … Continue reading Claudia Garibay Kaya

Jesús Argüelles

Jesús Argüelles joined the Irvine Foundation in 2019. He works with the Chief Investment Officer and investments team, responsible for the sourcing, evaluation, recommendation, and monitoring of Irvine investment managers, opportunities, and the portfolio. Previously, he was a Director for the Private Capital Global Funds Team of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where he sourced, evaluated, … Continue reading Jesús Argüelles

Tim Recker

Tim Recker joined Irvine in November 2016 as the Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer. He directs the Foundation’s $2.4 billion endowment, develops its investment policy and strategy, and is a member of the Foundation’s Executive Team. Prior to Irvine, Tim served for 10 years as the Managing Director of Private Equity and Real Assets for … Continue reading Tim Recker