Larry Kochard

Virginia Commonwealth University Appointee

Senior Advisor and Board Member (former CIO), Makena Capital Management

Larry Kochard served as Chief Investment Officer at Makena Capital Management and as a member of Makena’s Executive Committee for seven years, from 2018-2024. Prior to joining Makena, Larry served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) for seven years, from 2011-2017. He previously served as CIO at Georgetown University from 2004-2010. From 2001 to 2004, he was Managing Director of Equity and Hedge Fund Investments for the Virginia Retirement System. From 1997 to 2004, he taught at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce.

He serves as Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System, as a member of the Advisory Board of UK-based firm Eighteen48, and as a Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Board.

Larry received his B.A. in Economics from the College of William & Mary, an M.B.A. degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Rochester, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia. He is a CFA Charterholder.