Investment Office Staff

Managing Director of Investment Operations

Jainen Thayer

Chief Investment Officer

Jainen Thayer joined the Grinnell College Investment Office in 2018 as the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to coming to Grinnell, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at Oberlin College, based in New York, for over six years (2012 – 2018), and previously as a Director of Investments at the New...
Valbona Schwab

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Valbona Schwab joined the Grinnell College Investment Office in 2021 as a Managing Director after a tenure of seven years with Beth Israel Lahey Health Investment Office, a $4 billion endowment in Boston. Prior to her time with Beth Israel Lahey, Valbona worked as Portfolio Manager and Head of...
Allison Vosburg

Administrative Assistant III

Director of Investments

Robert Welch is an Investment Officer for Grinnell College. In this capacity, he assists the team in evaluating investment opportunities across asset classes and portfolio construction. Robert joined Grinnell in 2021 after serving as Director of Research in Bowdoin College’s Investment Office in...

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