Oliver Bardon

Oliver Bardon is the Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Construction and Risk at The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), based in Brookline, MA. In this role, he leads risk management and portfolio construction across TIFF’s investment solutions, designing portfolios that incorporate equity, fixed income, and diversifying strategies tailored to meet each client's specific risk, return, and liquidity profiles.

Bardon specializes in multi-asset portfolio management with a focus on risk mitigation, hedging, and structured finance. His expertise extends across asset-backed securities, fixed income, and alternative investments, drawing on extensive experience managing and analyzing complex investment risks for institutional clients.

Prior to joining TIFF in 2017, Bardon was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Quantitative Analysis and Risk Management at Cambridge Place Investment Management, where he focused on asset-backed securities portfolios, and previously analyzed structured finance and fixed income strategies at Bracebridge Capital. He holds a PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from MIT and a BA in Physics from the University of Virginia, bringing a rigorous quantitative and analytical approach to investment management.