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Investment Associate, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Palo Alto, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Dec 2025

💰 $160,000/yr

About the role

Gordon and Betty Moore established the foundation to create positive outcomes for future generations. Guided by this vision and the Statement of Founders' Intent, the foundation fosters path-breaking environmental conservation, scientific discovery, and preservation of the special character of the San Francisco Bay Area. We strive to make significant and durable impacts on the world. Together, we work to honor the vision of our founders and serve as stewards of the resources they have entrusted to us. We establish specific strategies based on advice from experts, identify partners who share our goals and measure results along the way. We build relationships and fund work in areas where we hope to make significant impacts; and we know that working together expands our ability to drive meaningful change.

The Investment Office

The Moore Foundation’s investment office manages the foundation’s $12+ billion investment portfolio with an aim towards maintaining purchasing power, managing volatility and ensuring sufficient liquidity to fund the foundation’s grant making and operating needs. The Investment team focuses its efforts on managing the portfolio’s asset allocation across a diverse set of asset classes and selecting and monitoring investment managers within each asset class. The endowment is invested in institutional funds that are sponsored by leading investment managers. The foundation does not make direct investments in companies, assets, or securities.

The Position

This position is a two-year role supporting the Director of Private equity in managing a global portfolio of buyout, growth equity and venture capital investments.

Our Investment Associate Program provides the opportunity for early career individuals to expand their knowledge of institutional investment management and further develop skills in investment analysis and research. After completing the program, associates typically pursue an MBA or seek the next steps in their investment career. Many associates will also pursue a CFA during their associate program.

The position is based at the foundation’s investment office in San Francisco, California. Under the foundation’s residency policy and hybrid work arrangements, you must reside within a reasonable driving distance of the foundation’s San Francisco office. This position is required to work onsite in San Francisco a minimum of two days each week, and in our Palo Alto, California office a few times each year. Your role, team, or other foundation business needs may require you to work in the office more frequently.

Key Responsibilities

Work with Director to develop and implement portfolio strategies by analyzing historical returns and investment trends both domestically and abroad, monitoring current market conditions and assessing relative attractiveness of investment opportunities.
Work with Director to monitor and manage a world class portfolio of private equity and venture investments through the ongoing evaluation of investment strategies, portfolio holdings and exposures, the drivers of performance, and organizational dynamics.
Work with Director to select new investments by identifying high potential managers, participating in due diligence, and conducting detailed performance and portfolio analytics.
Lead the preparation of quarterly performance materials and market reviews, presenting findings to the investment team.
Monitor absolute and relative monthly and / or quarterly performance of all managers in the portfolio. Track asset allocation levels relative to targets and assist in executing and confirming all cash flows to and from managers.
Position provides excellent exposure to portfolio asset allocation strategies as well as investments across asset classes including hedge funds, private equity, venture, real assets, long-only equity strategies, and fixed income.

Experience and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of two years of work experience in investment banking, management consulting, investment management or related fields required.
Well-developed quantitative and analytical skills with strong grounding in investment concepts (e.g. capital markets, statistical analyses).
Working knowledge of financial statement accounting and analysis.
Advanced Excel modeling skills and familiarity with PowerPoint and other database to