Full profiles on each Rising Star are now available at www.emii.com/risingstarsfemm!

This year's event also celebrated the Rising Stars of Foundations & Endowments. Nominated by their managers, colleagues and mentors, the 'Rising Stars' are selected by the business editors of Institutional Investor News as up-and coming professionals poised to be future thought leaders of the foundation and endowment investing community.

This year's 2009 Rising Stars of Foundations & Endowments were honored on Monday, September 21, 2009, at the Four Seasons Aviara in San Diego.

2009 Rising Stars of Foundations & Endowments

Frank Ahimaz CIO Museum of Modern Art Kim Arthur CEO Main Management LLC Mike Barry CIO University of Maryland Mike Casel Asst. VP and Director of Investments Haverford College Jeremy Crigler CIO Tulane University Sonali Dalal Director, Investment Strategy and Research Penn State University Josh Kaplan CIO Formerly Drexel University Jason Klein Vice President and CIO Memorial Sloan Kettering

Joseph Matthews Vice President, Wealth Management Merrill Lynch Kent Muckel CIO Baylor University Tim Nguyen Senior Investment Analyst The University of Connecticut Foundation Edward O'Donnell Consultant NEPC Patrick O'Connor CIO Cook Children's Healthcare System Gina Sanchez Director of Public Markets Ford Foundation Caleb Sevian Senior Portfolio Manager University of Colorado Foundation Brent Wright Consultant CSG, LLC