The Top Quartile:
In Conversation with Shar Kassam

Katey Bogue, Head of Private Fund Solutions at Nasdaq, recently sat down with Shar Kassam, COO of Nasdaq Asset Owner Solutions, for a conversation about emerging managers in the private markets. Shar previously served as Deputy CIO at Texas ERS where she conducted due diligence for manager recommendations in public equity, private equity, and hedge funds, including those that were part of pension plan’s emerging manager program.

In the conversation Katey and Shar discuss the qualities and characteristics that LP investors look for when diligencing emerging managers and how emerging managers can make an impression pitching to new prospective investors.