Institutional Investor Profile: Barry Gonder, General Partner, Grove Street Advisorsp

Barry Gonder on why all of Grove Street Advisors's portfolios are structured differently and on why he thinks that the risk associated with first-time funds is often overestimated. When Gonder joined Grove Street from the California Public Employees' Retirement System in 2001 he had already worked in investment for 12 years, having gained experience of both direct equity investments in companies and fund investments. At CalPERS he led the private equity programme from its infancy to $19bn in commitments - out of which $10bn had been invested - after five and a half years.