Investment Manager Diversity

In 2014, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) challenged itself to explore how it could engage more people of color and women managers across its investment portfolio. As part of this exploration, they co-authored the case study, The Hardest Taboo to Break. SVCF also made a commitment to share their progress and experiences, and are pleased to do so in the Investment Manager Diversity Report.

SVCF holds diversity and inclusion as important core values. The foundation rejects the idea that identifying a diverse pool of high-performing minority and women investment managers is somehow contradictory to the goal of maximizing returns. Their conviction is supported by ample research confirming that smaller, skilled investment managers with a differentiated view outperform their peers.