Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology

The Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG and Technology podcast with host Michael Oliver Weinberg, is built to engage with innovative allocators on forward thinking investment management business strategies and the challenges across alternative i

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Improving Alpha: Kevin SigRist on Modernizing Governance and Improving Investment Operations for a $200B Portfolio

Posted March 10, 2026 • 00:36:04

When examining sole fiduciary states, such as North Carolina, the direction of pension plans and other asset pools typically consolidates under a single...

Improving Alpha: Gerd Gigerenzer’s Case for Heuristics in Investing

Posted February 17, 2026 • 00:51:43

Albert Einstein is often quoted as stating, “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.” As a society today,...

Improving Alpha: Andrew Junkin on Strengthening Defensive Layers in Pension Retirement Plans

Posted January 26, 2026 • 00:31:50

There’s a famous sports adage on how great defenses win championships, but can defensive layers be efficiently applied to pension plans that have...

Improving Alpha: Kristin Varela on the Human Impact of Pension Stewardship

Posted January 6, 2026 • 00:45:34

When running a pension plan for 150,000 active and retired members across the state of Hawaii, there are several factors that help achieve a 7% return....

Improving Alpha: Geeta Kapadia on Endowment Innovation, Secondaries, and Defining the Future of Alternatives

Posted December 15, 2025 • 00:39:59

Evaluating all the investment pieces in a modern-day endowment portfolio requires a keen eye. You might have capital demands pouring in from the university...