Catalyst: Fund Management and Finance

Nicole Melwood is a member of the Commonfund OCIO team and is responsible for the management and development of outsourced CIO solutions across endowments, foundations, and other philanthropic organizations throughout the United States as well as Canada . Prior to joining Commonfund, she worked at Everstrong Capital, where she led business development in the U.S. and Investec Asset Management, where she was a member of the western U.S. institutional sales team. Nicole started her career at JPMorgan Asset Management, where she was a client portfolio manager on the Global Fixed Income and Currency team. She holds a B.A. in Government from Wesleyan University and a M.B.A from Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, where she was a Robert Toigo fellow. Nicole holds Series 7, 63, and 31 licenses. Currently, she is a Board member for A Better Chance, Inc., where she also serves as chairperson on the National Advisory Council. Nicole formerly served on the Executive Committee for DukeNY Women’s Forum.

Steve Snyder is a member of the Commonfund OCIO Investment team and is primarily responsible for the design, tailoring and implementation of custom investment solutions for clients through asset allocation recommendations, portfolio oversight and analysis, and tactical rebalancing of portfolios. He previously served as the head of relationship management for Commonfund’s non-advisory investors. Prior to joining Commonfund, he was a Cash Management Consultant supporting the education industry for CoreStates Bank, N.A., and First Union National Bank in Philadelphia. Steve has served on Investment Committees for the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, a private University, and Lancaster County Community Foundation. He also served as a member of the President’s Business Council at the University of Scranton. Steve has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Scranton.