Carleton College Names Kelsey Deshler Chief Investment Officer

NORTHFIELD, MN — Carleton College is pleased to name Kelsey Deshler as its new chief investment officer. She replaces Jason Matz, who left Carleton after 12 years to become CIO of the GHR Foundation.

"Kelsey's broad experience, sophisticated investment knowledge, and her desire to put that knowledge to work for the benefit of Carleton's students and faculty, make her a superb choice," Carleton president Steven Poskanzer said in a statement.

Deshler was most recently global head of manager research at BlackRock in New York City. She will relocate to Minnesota and join Carleton in late March.

"It is an honor to join Carleton and help support the college's important mission," said Deshler. "I am thrilled to take on this new role and look forward to working with Steven, Justin, the investment committee, and the Carleton community at large."

A native Minnesotan, Deshler graduated from the University of Minnesota, with a B.S. degree in management and French. She holds an M.S. degree from the New York University Stern School of Business, with a concentration in finance.

At Carleton, Deshler will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the college's endowment portfolio and the Minneapolis-based investment office. The college said Carleton's investment committee, a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees, helps develop the overall investment strategy for the endowment and monitors its performance.

Carleton's endowment is a pool of investments that provides a permanent source of income for the college.

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