N.P. ("Narv") Narvekar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Columbia Investment Management Company, overseeing Columbia University’s

endowment. Previously, he was Managing Director of Investments at the University of Pennsylvania, where his responsibilities were to build Penn’s presence

in the hedge fund and private equity arenas. Mr. Narvekar also spent 14 years at J.P. Morgan, where he was a Managing Director in the equity derivatives group

and, earlier, a member of the private placement advisory group. He is a TIFF board member and a trustee of The Chapin School in Manhattan. Mr. Narvekar received

a BA from Haverford College and an MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.