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Empowering Your Organization with OCIO Expertise

An Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) that provides investment and portfolio management expertise, resources, and support.

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Endowments & Foundations

The Value of an OCIO

We can help you stay focused on your mission by providing investment insight and disciplined portfolio management. Our team can support the investment process—from policy development and manager evaluation to ongoing oversight and risk management—working in alignment with your objectives and governance framework. This approach is designed to streamline decision-making, lessen administrative demands, and keep attention on your mission and long-term goals.

Aligned with Your Mission

Through partnership and collaboration, we work closely to customize our approach to pursuing your organization’s investment objectives, providing thoughtful stewardship of your investments. Our service model, endowment-style management, and culture of curiosity set us apart, positioning us to deliver value to your organization.

A Distinct Investment Philosophy

Our investment philosophy typically focuses on three main tenets:

  1. Construct equity-oriented portfolios poised for long-term growth
  2. Invest with reputable managers
  3. Diversify and rebalance portfolios

Guided by these principles, we seek to grow and preserve capital over the long term by tailoring portfolios to each client’s goals and risk profile.

Long-Term Thinking, Fiduciary Responsibility

Our independent ownership enables us to maintain a long-term perspective and make decisions guided solely by our clients’ objectives. Without external shareholders, we can align our strategies with your organization’s goals and time horizon—an important consideration when selecting a fiduciary partner.

Access to Desirable Investment Managers

Decades of experience enables access to reputable managers, often capacity-constrained—across public and private markets at competitive fee levels.

Tailored Advice and Strategic Guidance

Proactive guidance, administrative support, education, and philanthropic services can be tailored to your specific challenges from governance and leadership transitions to donor stewardship and spending analysis.

Mission-Aligned Investing

Mission-aligned investing strategies are available if desired to reflect your organization’s values and advance its mission.

Glenmede at a Glance

With more than 65 years of experience managing and advising nonprofits, institutions, and foundations, we have developed the expertise to steward your organization’s capital. Independently owned and privately held, we’re able to focus on our clients’ long-term interests.

Assets Under Management for Endowments & Foundations
Endowments & Foundations Clients
Client Retention Rate
As of 9/30/25. Client retention rate is the 10-year average of the Glenmede enterprise and reflects firmwide data from January 2014 to December 2024.
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We look forward to helping you advance your mission.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits of an OCIO?
Partnering with an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) can provide benefits for organizations that manage endowments, nonprofits or foundations. As a comprehensive fiduciary partner, an OCIO assumes the responsibility for making investment decisions
What are some of the benefits of partnering with an OCIO?
Some potential benefits of partnering with an OCIO include:
  •         Investment expertise
  •         Time savings
  •         Risk management
  •         Cost savings
  •         Transparency and reporting

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