Mike Hennessy
Founder at Morgan Creek Capital Management (Private Equity)
Profile
Mike Hennessy is a co-founder of Morgan Creek Capital Management, and serves as the Director of Investments.
In this role, Mr. Hennessy provides oversight to the Private Investments Group, and acts as a portfolio strategist on portfolios beyond private investments, including work with Morgan Creek’s advisory clients and proprietary funds.
Prior to joining Morgan Creek in 2004, Mr. Hennessy was Vice President and a founding member of UNC Management Company.
Primary areas of responsibility included domestic equity, international and emerging markets equity, opportunistic equity, absolute return, fixed income, enhanced fixed income and private investments.
Mr. Hennessy also assisted in developing overall investment objectives as well as strategic and tactical asset allocation for the funds.
Mr. Hennessy was responsible for monitoring both public and private individual managers and overall portfolio performance, as well as risk management.
Prior to joining UNC in 1999, Mr. Hennessy was an Investment Director at Duke Management Company (Duke University) where he assisted in the management of multi-billion portfolios across all asset classes of various University-related investment pools.
Before joining Duke in 1991, Mr. Hennessy was an Associate at Amundi Smith Breeden Associates, a quantitative investment management firm with offices in Durham, NC.
Mike Hennessy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Morgan Creek Capital Management (Private Equity)
 Morgan Creek Capital Management (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Creek Capital Management is a private equity firm founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Mike Hennessy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
UNC Management Co., Inc.
 UNC Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance UNC Management Co., Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, NC, with subsidiaries in the United States. The private company provides investment management services to the University of North Carolina system, its constituent institutions, and their affiliated endowments and foundations. UNC Management Company manages the long-term assets of its investors through the UNC Investment Fund, a commingled investment vehicle with assets of over $10 billion. Additionally, the company provides investment management and administrative services to other investment vehicles that support the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CEO of the company is Jonathon King. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/2004 |
DUMAC, Inc.
 DUMAC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance DUMAC, Inc. is the investment arm of Duke University, a private research university headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1989, the firm manages Duke University’s endowment assets. In addition to managing Duke’s endowment, DUMAC also manages the university’s defined benefit pension plan assets, Duke University Health System’s investments, and much of the university’s working capital. DUMAC also manages the assets of The Duke Endowment, the private charitable trust established by Duke University’s founder, James B. Duke. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/1998 |
| CRÉDIT AGRICOLE S.A. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1990 |
Training of Mike Hennessy
| The Fuqua School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
| The College of William & Mary | Undergraduate Degree |
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| CRÉDIT AGRICOLE S.A. | Finance |
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Morgan Creek Capital Management (Private Equity)
Morgan Creek Capital Management (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Creek Capital Management is a private equity firm founded by Mark W. Yusko in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. | Finance |
DUMAC, Inc.
DUMAC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance DUMAC, Inc. is the investment arm of Duke University, a private research university headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1989, the firm manages Duke University’s endowment assets. In addition to managing Duke’s endowment, DUMAC also manages the university’s defined benefit pension plan assets, Duke University Health System’s investments, and much of the university’s working capital. DUMAC also manages the assets of The Duke Endowment, the private charitable trust established by Duke University’s founder, James B. Duke. | Finance |
UNC Management Co., Inc.
UNC Management Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance UNC Management Co., Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, NC, with subsidiaries in the United States. The private company provides investment management services to the University of North Carolina system, its constituent institutions, and their affiliated endowments and foundations. UNC Management Company manages the long-term assets of its investors through the UNC Investment Fund, a commingled investment vehicle with assets of over $10 billion. Additionally, the company provides investment management and administrative services to other investment vehicles that support the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CEO of the company is Jonathon King. | Finance |
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