Jane Buchan

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Jane Buchan
Alma materYale College
Harvard University
OccupationCEO

Jane Buchan is the Chief Executive Officer of Martlet Asset Management, LLC.

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Martlet Asset Management, launched January 1, 2019, [1] is based in Newport Beach, CA.

In 2000, Jane co-founded Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), a global investment firm based in Irvine, CA. PAAMCO merged with Prisma Capital Partners, LP to form PAAMCO Prisma Holdings, LLC in June 2017. [2] As of June 30, 2018 PAAMCO Prisma had $32 billion in AUM, third largest fund of funds firm globally according to HFM InvestHedge Billion Dollar Club: H1 2018, published September 7, 2018. [3]

Early life and education

Buchan was born in Seattle, Washington but grew up in Portland, Oregon where her parents were professors of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. Buchan graduated from Yale College in 1986 where, in addition to studying economics, [4] she was awarded the Nellie Pratt Elliot Award, which goes to the senior woman whose excellence in the field of athletics and in her life at Yale best represents the ideals of sportsmanship and Yale tradition. [5] In 1987–1989, she competed for Nike Coast Track Club in the high jump and also participated in the 1988 US Olympic trials. [6] Buchan later earned MA and PhD degrees from Harvard University. [7]

Professional career

After Yale, Buchan started her investment career at JPMorgan Chase in the Investment Management's Capital Markets Group in New York as a quantitative fixed income analyst. [6] Prior to starting PAAMCO in 2000 with three co-founders, she was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. [8]

Buchan received the "2014 North American Industry Leadership Award" from 100 Women in Hedge Funds (the precursor to 100 Women in Finance), [9] and was named one of "50 Women in Hedge Funds" by The Hedge Fund Journal and Ernst & Young in 2017, 2013, 2010 and 2009. [10] [11] In June 2015, Buchan was selected as one of five honorees out of 215 nominees for the 2015 Women in Business Awards presented by the Orange County Business Journal. [11] In 2015, she was named to the InvestHedge Hall of Fame. Jane was named to the Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance in 2020 and again in 2021. Barrons .   Barrons .   Buchan speaks at industry panels and conferences as a moderator, panelist and keynote. She has been featured on CNBC and Bloomberg television, and has been a regular contributor to both the business and investment press. [4]

Professional associations

Jane Buchan is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Alternative Investments and served as Director and Chair of the Board for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). [12] She serves as a Director for Globe Life (NYSE:GL) [13] as well as AGF (TSE:AGF-B) [14] She serves as a trustee to the Standard Boards for Alternative Investments, formally Hedge Fund Standards Board. [6] Buchan Pledged $1 Million for Reed College in Portland, Oregon. [15] Jane Buchan is a 100 Women in Finance Charter Angel to recognize the support she provided in the formation and funding of the 100 Women in Hedge Funds Association and Foundation. [16]

Involvement with local public schools

Over the past ten years, Buchan has given more than $1 million to the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) in California. Her relationship with GGUSD began ten years ago when Bryant Elementary School lost funding for their 6th graders to attend science camp. Buchan stepped in to provide the funding and since then has provided a kindergarten playground for Bryant as well as smart boards, laptops and other technology tools. [17] Over the years, her involvement has broadened to other schools including Peters Elementary, Newhope Elementary and Heritage Elementary. At the Garden Grove Unified School District board meeting on November 15, 2016, the board highlighted the substantial impact that Buchan’s involvement has had on the students in Garden Grove and honored her for her commitment, particularly to STEM-related initiatives. [18]

Personal life

Buchan is married to track and field coach Jim Driscoll. Driscoll won a Gold Medal in the hammer throw for the United States at the 1991 Pan American Games. [6]

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  2. ↑ "KKR to Combine Prisma With Paamco to Create $34 Billion Firm" . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hallissey, Siobhan (September 7, 2018). "HFM InvestHedge Billion Dollar Club: H1 2018". HFM.global. HFM Investhedge. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "PAAMCO CEO on Investing from the Bottom Up". Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nellie Pratt Elliot Award". Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "PAAMCO'S CEO seeks clarity among fund billions". The Orange County Register . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jane Buchan: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek" . Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ "HFSB - Jane Buchan". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ↑ "Hedge fund group honors PAAMCO chief Buchan" . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "50 Leading Women In Hedge Funds 2013" . Retrieved July 10, 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. 1 2 "21st Annual Women in Business Awards Winners Announced | Orange County Business Journal". ocbj.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ "CAIA Association" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Globe Life Board of Directors" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "AGF Corporate Governance" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  15. ↑ "One Year at Reed and $1 Million for Performing Arts" . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "100WHF to honour Jane Buchan" . Retrieved July 10, 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ↑ "Good Works" . Retrieved January 23, 2018.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ↑ "GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION 10331 STANFORD AVENUE GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA November 15, 2016" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2018.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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