Liza Scott
Managing Director, Portfolio Management at Cornerstone Partners Capital Management, LLC
About
Liza Scott is Managing Director and Co-Head of Portfolio Management at CornerStone Partners Capital Management, LLC, based in Richmond, VA. In this role, she oversees portfolio management for select institutional clients and serves as a member of the firm's Investment Committee, helping to shape asset allocation, manager selection, and investment strategy across diverse portfolios.
Her investment expertise spans public and private markets, with significant experience managing multi-asset class portfolios for endowments, foundations, and pension funds. At CornerStone Partners, she focuses on outsourced CIO solutions across global equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and real assets, tailoring strategies for the nonprofit sector. During her tenure at Dominion Energy as Vice President, Asset Management, she acted as Chief Investment Officer for over $20 billion in pension and nuclear decommissioning trust assets, and previously directed public markets at Spider Management Company (University of Richmond’s OCIO).
Liza holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. In addition to her investment leadership, she serves on the boards of the University of Virginia Foundation and the Medical College of Virginia Foundation, and provides advisory expertise to Virginia529. Her career is distinguished by advancing institutional investing practices, particularly in the nonprofit and foundation sectors.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details | 
|---|---|---|---|
| CornerStone Partners | Managing Director, Portfolio Management | May 2023 to Present | — | 
| MCV Foundation | Board Member | Jul 2020 to Present | — | 
| University of Virginia Foundation | Board Member | Jul 2019 to Present | — | 
| Dominion Energy | Vice President, Asset Management | Dec 2022 to May 2023 | — | 
| Dominion | Vice President, Asset Management | Dec 2022 to May 2023 | — | 
| Dominion Energy | Director of Asset Management | Jan 2020 to Dec 2022 | — | 
| Dominion | Director of Asset Management | Jan 2020 to Dec 2022 | — | 
| Virginia529 College Savings Plan | Investment Advisory Committee Member | Apr 2016 to Dec 2020 | — | 
| Spider Management Company | Director | Mar 2009 to Jan 2020 | — | 
Education
Columbia University
Master Of Business Administration
2005 — 2007
University of Virginia
Bachelor Of Arts, Spanish
1999 — 2003
Collegiate School
Others at Cornerstone Partners Capital Management, LLC (10)
| Name | Role | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| DDavid Russell | MD | Charlottesville, VA , United States | 
| Managing Director | Charlottesville, VA , United States | |
| Managing Director | Charlottesville, VA , United States | |
| LLaura Roller | Managing Director | Charlottesville, VA , United States | 
| Investment Associate | New York, NY , United States | |
| Partner and Managing Director | Charlottesville, VA , United States | |
| Investment Analyst | TX , United States | |
| JJoe Thornton | Investment Associate | Chicago, IL , United States | 
| Partner and Managing Director | Charlottesville, VA , United States | |
|  | Analyst | Charlottesville, VA , United States |