Deputy Chief Investment Officer Alex Far was recently honored as a part of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) publication’s Class of 2024 NextGen.
According to the CIO Editorial Team, nominees are investment leaders known for their “virtuous mixture of financial knowledge, interpersonal skills and forward thinking.”
[Alex] has demonstrated exceptional leadership across multiple dimensions. His contributions extend beyond traditional investment management, making him a standout candidate for the Next Generation award. Alex’s commitment to recruiting and developing a strong investment team has had a substantial impact on INPRS’s recent success. His mentorship has also empowered analysts of various experience levels, helping them grow into confident and high-performing investment professionals. Alex has helped successfully build and maintain a magnetic investment culture with professionals from various backgrounds. Through an emphasis on collaboration, intellectual curiosity and diligence, Alex has helped transform the investment environment at INPRS into an industry leader. Alex’s impact extends to building a high-performing investment operations team. His team’s operational excellence ensures seamless execution of investment decisions and has built substantial trust from INPRS’s various stakeholders.
—CIO Scott Davis
Nominees responded to questions illustrating their personality and thoughts on investment trends, portfolio allocation and leadership.
The ability to build, inspire and retain a world-class investment team will continue to be a skill required of any leader within the allocator field. Fostering a culture of trust, candidness and a passion for investments will allow the best ideas to rise to the top and increase the probability that long-term goals are met. Leaders must show intellectual generosity, put individuals in roles where they can achieve success and leverage training and development opportunities to close knowledge gaps. Successful leaders will be adaptable, not only with ever-changing technology, but also with a more diverse and well-rounded workforce.
– Alex Far
Learn more about CIO’s Class of 2024 NextGen here.