Episode 16: Investing During a Polycrisis with Executive Director George Suttles

Episode 16: Investing During a Polycrisis with Executive Director George Suttles

Nov 18, 2025, 10:43 AM

 

Commonfund Institute Executive Director George Suttles shares with NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields why he's taking on an Ed.D. in education and innovation on top of leadership and board service roles. Diving into trends in independent school investment strategies, they look back at NBOA's 20-year partnership with Commonfund Institute to study independent school endowments and key takeaways from a report analyzing investment practices over that time. Suttles also delves into the "polycrisis" of the current moment and explores why investing with multiple scenarios in mind pays dividends.


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