To connect exceptional female investment managers with the highest quality investors, so that a diversity dividend is generated.
The Opportunity: Incredibly, today only about three percent of investment funds in the U.S. are owned by women. And these funds control only 1% of the industry’s AUM or "assets under management". The goal of this conference is to grow Assets Under Female Management (AUFM).
Who?This conference is for any man or woman, be they allocators or it aspiring, emerging or established investment managers who value Variant Perspectives. We are seeking solutions to boost diversity in the asset management industry.
Why?The conference founders are female entrepreneurs: Kim Shannon and Barbara Ann Bernard, both manage their own funds, and Laura Rittenhouse, inventor of Candor AnalyticsTM, is author of Investing Between the Lines, endorsed by Warren Buffett. We decided that the industry did not need another event for women portfolio managers to meet each other, but rather, an event where female investors and capital allocators could learn from each other. Investing more assets with more women can change the status quo. We are passionate about making this happen.
What? There is no shortage of headlines about institutional investors looking for female investment managers. And contrary to popular opinion, there is no shortage of accomplished female investment managers looking to raise assets. The solution lies in coming together. We can all play our part in being the change we wish to see in the industry.
Awareness. Advocacy. Action.
