Thomas P. Olson- Chief Investment Officer

Tom OlsonTom joined the Foundation in 2005 as director of investments and was named chief investment officer in 2009. In eight years with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, he became a private equity portfolio manager, managing a $2.5 billion global portfolio.

Tom earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989 and has spent 12 years in the banking industry. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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