Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns

Cambridge Associates
Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns Podcast

How we invest today drives tomorrow’s innovations. Through conversations with investors and entrepreneurs, explore how investment decisions have the potential to improve our lives in unexpected ways. Powered by the network of Cambridge Associates, host Hillary Ribaudo explores the investments being made that will redefine our future. Join us to uncover the Unseen Upside.

  1. The Decision to Delegate

    14 AUG

    The Decision to Delegate

    While we’re busy pulling together stories for the fifth season of Unseen Upside, we thought you might be curious about what it is that Cambridge Associates actually does. In a nutshell, we have the privilege of partnering with some of the world’s top institutional investors—like nonprofits, universities, hospitals, pension plans, and even private families—and we try to help them reach their investment goals.Recently, we had a conversation with four of our non-profit clients from institutions with assets ranging from $200 million to $850 million to understand why they chose to outsource day-to-day portfolio decisions so they could focus on bigger picture strategy for their organizations. Their stories offer insight into how we collaborate with clients so they can do even more for the communities they serve. Don’t forget to check back this fall for the latest season of Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns.Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns is developed in partnership with PRX, an award-winning podcast media company. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios that aim to generate outperformance and maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.

    34 min
  2. AI & Healthcare: The Next Frontier

    16 APR

    AI & Healthcare: The Next Frontier

    Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, unleashing new investment opportunities. From cancer screening to drug discovery, AI promises to augment clinical decision-making and improve care. We’ll explore the surging ecosystem of medical AI innovations, from the emerging tech landscape to practical deployment. But what are the challenges facing real-world implementation? Which applications show the most promise? Join us as we investigate how artificial intelligence can change healthcare for the better while examining what it will take to do it well. Guests include: Bob Nelsen, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Arch Venture Partners Daphne Koller, Founder and CEO at insitro David Baker, Ph.D., Director at the Institute for Protein Design and Professor of Biochemistry at University of Washington Theresa Hajer, Partner and Managing Director of Venture Capital Research at Cambridge Associates Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns is developed in partnership with PRX, an award-winning podcast media company. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios that aim to generate outperformance and maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.

    47 min
  3. Appetite for Change: The Obesity Epidemic Meets Biotech

    19 MAR

    Appetite for Change: The Obesity Epidemic Meets Biotech

    Obesity is a global health crisis, with over 650 million adults affected worldwide. This drives massive economic and disease burdens. Yet new treatment options like GLP-1 drugs offer hope. This episode analyzes the investment landscape and future of obesity therapeutics, focusing on transformational GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic that curb appetite. Join us as we investigate the promise and challenges of emerging anti-obesity drugs, learn about one patient’s journey taking them, and discover what the future of weight loss medicine could look like. You'll hear from leaders in the space as well as a current patient taking these medications. Guests include: Rod Wong, Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer at RTW Investments Raymond Stevens, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Structure Therapeutics Dean Dimizas, Partner and Managing Director at Cambridge Associates Kathleen Mikaelian, Patient Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns is developed in partnership with PRX, an award-winning podcast media company. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios that aim to generate outperformance and maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.

    44 min
  4. Precision Oncology & Advancing Personalized Cancer Care

    5 MAR

    Precision Oncology & Advancing Personalized Cancer Care

    Precision oncology represents an exciting shift in cancer treatment from a one-size-fits-all approach to personalized care based on each patient's unique cancer and molecular makeup. In this episode, we'll explore how precision oncology is transforming the landscape of cancer care and improving outcomes at leading hospitals like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We'll discuss the latest precision diagnostic technologies enabling doctors to analyze a tumor's molecular profile and match targeted therapies to save lives. Join us as we investigate the promise of precision medicine to make cancer treatment more effective and more equitable. Guests include: Rick Shadyac, President and CEO at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a Cambridge Associates client Matt Gevaert, Co-Founder and Board Member at Kiyatec Jason Robart, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Seae Ventures Jeff Blazek, Partner and Head of the Northeast & Midwest Endowment & Foundation Practice at Cambridge Associates, who works with ALSAC/St. Jude as one of his clients, in partnership with Anurag Pandit, CIO of ALSAC/SJCRH, and the Investment Department. Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns is developed in partnership with PRX, an award-winning podcast media company. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios that aim to generate outperformance and maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.

    39 min
  5. Living Longer But Losing Our Minds: The Alzheimer's Emergency

    20 FEB

    Living Longer But Losing Our Minds: The Alzheimer's Emergency

    Thanks to medical advances, we're living longer lives but with that comes rising rates of Alzheimer's disease. Currently 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's, and that could triple by 2050. This episode explores emerging innovations offering hope against neurodegenerative diseases. We'll discuss promising new drugs that could slow cognitive decline and the strides scientists are making towards understanding causes and developing therapies—and how these breakthroughs are giving hope to one family fighting to save their mom. Episode two explores the history of Alzheimer’s, its current challenges, and the promising therapies made possible by innovation and investment. You’ll hear from: Dr. Asa Abeliovich, Neurologist, Molecular Geneticist, and Founder and CEO at Leal Therapeutics Carl Gordon, Managing Partner and Head of Global Private Equity at OrbiMed Ham Lee, Co-Head of the Healthcare Practice at Cambridge Associates Randi Casciano, Director of Global Public Relations at Cambridge Associates Unseen Upside: Investments Beyond Their Returns is developed in partnership with PRX, an award-winning podcast media company. Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios that aim to generate outperformance and maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.

    41 min

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How we invest today drives tomorrow’s innovations. Through conversations with investors and entrepreneurs, explore how investment decisions have the potential to improve our lives in unexpected ways. Powered by the network of Cambridge Associates, host Hillary Ribaudo explores the investments being made that will redefine our future. Join us to uncover the Unseen Upside.

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