Impact Investing and Global Multi Asset Portfolio Management Insights from Alifia Doriwala

04/13/21 • 42 min

Alifia Doriwala is a Managing Director and Partner at RockCreek, a leading global investment management firm that applies data-driven technology and innovation to investing. Alifia is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee, co-CIO on multi asset class portfolios and is involved in portfolio management, asset allocation and investment decisions across alternative and traditional asset classes. An active investor, she sources, directs, and manages relationships with top-quartile public and private investments on behalf of endowments, foundations, and pension funds. Building on a life-long interest in advancing mission-oriented work, Alifia integrates impact, ESG, and diverse investment opportunities across various portfolios managed by RockCreek.

A key topic in our conversation is impact investing and Alifia shares valuable insights on working with institutional investors and on measuring impact across the portfolio. We also discuss the importance of internships as means to deep your toes into unknown waters, maybe such as finance and institutional investing.

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