Tom Mitchell, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

Tom Mitchell is a Managing Director in Cambridge Associates’ Arlington, VA office. He leads a number of relationships with colleges & universities, foundations, and private clients ranging in size from $30 million to $4 billion. Tom advises on total investment program management, inclusive of issues such as governance, strategy, portfolio construction, manager diligence and selection, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation. He is a founding member of Cambridge's Mission-Related Investing (MRI) Group, a talented team that partners with clients to support our most collectively important priorities: our communities, our environment, and our social compact. Beyond portfolio management, Tom engages in manager diligence, market research, and learning from the larger community of impact investors. Previously, Tom was an analyst with Agora Partnerships, an impact venture group in Central America, and consulted to the World Bank while living in Brazil. Earlier, Tom spent four years as the Director of Program Development for the nonprofit, KaBOOM!. Additionally, he helped launch the ZOOB play system, served two years as a Team Leader in AmeriCorps NCCC, and began his career in technology marketing in Silicon Valley. Tom earned an MBA from Duke University, a Master of Regional Planning (MRP) from UNC Chapel Hill, and a BA from Stanford University.