David Harkins
David joined the UCSF in 2015 and is the founding president and chief investment officer. Previously, he oversaw equity and fixed-income investments as managing director of public markets for the University of Pennsylvania endowment. Before that, he served as vice president and head of equities at ICMA-RC, managing the Vantagepoint Equity Funds. He also previously was an analyst at Montgomery Asset Management in San Francisco. David also was a Teach for America corps member in New Orleans. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Colorado and is a CFA charter holder.

Nikita Gujral
Nikita joined UCSF in 2017 and is a managing director. Previously, she served as a director of investments for the University of California, Berkeley's endowment. Before that, she served as vice president of investments at Gore Creek, a single-family office, and as an associate at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, where she focused on private equity and real assets. Nikita began her career as an analyst in the Technology M&A group at Morgan Stanley and also spent time at the 9/11 United Services Group. She earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Ashley Artim
Ashley joined UCSF in 2019 and is a director. Previously, she was a strategy consultant as member of Huron Consulting Group's life sciences practice. Before that, she was a senior associate at the University of Pennsylvania's endowment, where she focused on public market investments. Ashley began her career in public finance at Acacia Financial Group. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a CFA charter holder.

Kaushal Shah
Kaushal joined UCSF in 2016 and is the chief financial officer. Previously, he was director of foundation investment and treasury operations. Before coming to UCSF, Kaushal served as controller at the James Irvine Foundation and as director of finance at the Tides Center. He is a CPA with extensive accounting and investment operations experience. Kaushal earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from California Polytechnic State University.

Jim Arnold
Jim joined UCSF in 2020 and is an associate director. Previously, he was an investment analyst at Cambridge Associates based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Jim earned his bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and is a CFA charter holder.

Elijah Greene
Elijah joined UCSF in 2023 and is an investment associate. Previously, he was a fund strategist at Glynn Capital. Before that, he was a multi-asset investment strategist at BlackRock. Elijah earned his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in applied economics and double minored in finance and philosophy.

Vishal Sethi
Vishal joined UCSF in 2023 and is an investment associate. Previously, he was an associate at BTIG and an intern at Cowen working on the biotechnology equity research teams. Vishal earned his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Phuong Tran
Phuong joined UCSF in 2022 and is a senior staff - accounting and operations. Previously, she was an accountant at James Irvine Foundation. Before that, she was an accountant in higher education at Palo Alto University. Phuong earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from San Francisco State University.

Nikki Ries
Nikki joined UCSF in 2023 and is a senior staff - accounting and operations. Previously, she was a senior investment performance analyst and investment accounting team lead at DuPont Capital Management. Nikki began her career in investment accounting at PNC Financial Services. She earned her master's degree in business administration from University of Delaware and her bachelor's degree from Widener University. Nikki has her CIPM from the CFA Institute.

Amy Walker
Amy joined UCSF in 2024 and is an investment associate. Previously, she was a senior financial analyst at GameStop. Prior to that, she was an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in the retail and consumer group. Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA with a concentration in value investing and a minor in history.

Rachel Warden
Rachel joined UCSF in 2023 and is the Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Previously, she was an Executive Assistant at Aquilo Partners, L.P. Rachel earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from Santa Clara University.