Jason Robert Safran
Chief Investment Officer at Texas Christian University Endowment
Profile
Mr. Jason R.
Safran, CFA MBA, is a Chief Investment Officer at Texas Christian University Endowment.
HE is responsible for managing the university’s Endowment assets and short-term investment portfolios.
Previously, he was the senior asset manager for TCU’s Endowment and had the responsibility for researching and evaluating investment opportunities across asset classes.
He joined TCU’s endowment team in August 2012.
Mr. Safran began his career as a research associate with John McStay Investment Counsel, an equity investment boutique.
After business school, he joined Cimarron Asset Management, an institutional advisory firm specializing in the management of relative-value portfolios.
Following a merger, he served as portfolio manager for Smith Asset Management, L.P.
responsible for relative-value equity strategies.
Prior to joining TCU, he was a senior investment analyst for Texas Capital Bank.
Mr. Safran earned his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and his BBA in finance and minor in economics from TCU in 2001.
Jason Robert Safran active positions
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Texas Christian University Endowment
Texas Christian University Endowment Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Texas Christian University Endowment (TCU Endowment) is the Texas Christian University, a private research university headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded in 1910 from a campaign generating $55,000. TCU Endowment is responsible for managing Texas Christian University’s investment assets to balance the current goals of the University with its future needs, to achieve parity in supporting both current and future generations of students. | Chief Investment Officer | 2021-11-30 |
Former positions of Jason Robert Safran
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Smith Asset Management Group LP
Smith Asset Management Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Smith Asset Management Group LP (Smith Group) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Steve Smith in 1995 and they do-business-as Smith Group Asset Management. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors LP, ultimately held by Cantor Fitzgerald LP. Smith Group provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, banking and thrift institutions, investment companies including mutual funds, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, multi-employer plans, other pooled investment vehicles, charitable institutions, corporations and businesses not listed above, state or municipal government entities, WRAP platforms and UMAs. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Cimarron Asset Management LLC
Cimarron Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2006 by John Peavy, Cimarron Asset Management LLC, formerly RPF Equity Advisors LLC, is a registered investment advisor located in Irving, Texas. The firm focuses on managing portfolios of US equities for institutional investors. | Analyst-Equity | 2009-12-30 |
Brazos Capital Management
Brazos Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1983, Brazos Capital Management, formerly John McStay Investment Counsel, is a registered investment advisor located in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of AIG Global Investment Corp. and their ultimate parent is American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The firm manages the Brazos Mutual Funds and provides a variety of domestic equity, growth-oriented investment services to institutional investors. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management)
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management) (TCBI-IM) is the investment management division of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm a broad array of cost-effective investment solutions to individual and institutional clients. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Training of Jason Robert Safran
The University of Texas at Austin | Masters Business Admin |
Texas Christian University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Cimarron Asset Management LLC
Cimarron Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2006 by John Peavy, Cimarron Asset Management LLC, formerly RPF Equity Advisors LLC, is a registered investment advisor located in Irving, Texas. The firm focuses on managing portfolios of US equities for institutional investors. | Finance |
Smith Asset Management Group LP
Smith Asset Management Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Smith Asset Management Group LP (Smith Group) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Steve Smith in 1995 and they do-business-as Smith Group Asset Management. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors LP, ultimately held by Cantor Fitzgerald LP. Smith Group provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, banking and thrift institutions, investment companies including mutual funds, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, multi-employer plans, other pooled investment vehicles, charitable institutions, corporations and businesses not listed above, state or municipal government entities, WRAP platforms and UMAs. | Finance |
Brazos Capital Management
Brazos Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1983, Brazos Capital Management, formerly John McStay Investment Counsel, is a registered investment advisor located in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of AIG Global Investment Corp. and their ultimate parent is American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The firm manages the Brazos Mutual Funds and provides a variety of domestic equity, growth-oriented investment services to institutional investors. | Finance |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management)
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Investment Management) (TCBI-IM) is the investment management division of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm a broad array of cost-effective investment solutions to individual and institutional clients. | Finance |
Texas Christian University Endowment
Texas Christian University Endowment Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Texas Christian University Endowment (TCU Endowment) is the Texas Christian University, a private research university headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded in 1910 from a campaign generating $55,000. TCU Endowment is responsible for managing Texas Christian University’s investment assets to balance the current goals of the University with its future needs, to achieve parity in supporting both current and future generations of students. | Miscellaneous |
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