Scott Hayward, joins Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo as CEO

GMO recruits Mr. Hayward from QMA (Quantitative Mgm Assoc). x Jennison Assoc, x JPMorgan. BA, Boston College

Ben Wall promoted to VP of investments at Texas A&M

Janet Handley, VP Investments retires at year end after 15 years.  Mr. Wall, currently Alternative Investments Dir, x AIG, x Ernst & Young, MS, BS Texas A&M

Harvard Endowment names Columbia’s N.P. “Narv” Narvekar as CEO

Mr. Narvekar joins HMC as president and CEO on Dec 5. Prior: 14 years at Columbia, 14 years at JP Morgan. MBA, U Penn, BA, Haverford College

Philip Zecher, First CIO at MSU

Michigan State University hires their first chief investment officer. Background: Partner at EQA, Co-founder at Investor Analytics, PhD, Physics MSU, BS, Physics Ohio University