Kristin Olson
The Architect
Structured and legacy-driven; builds the systems and institutions that last.
Kristin Olson reads as The Architect because she builds rather than chases. At Goldman Sachs, her approach to alternatives allocation is systematic and construction-minded, designing multi-lane, laddered portfolio frameworks assembled year over year instead of pursuing single opportunities.
“So, I have to mention Eric Lane. So he was the one who won me in the analyst draft. I then worked with him for decades. And I owe, you know, a lot of my success to Eric. And part of it is we sat in like a trading desk type of format when I started.”
“Exactly. And I think the other interesting part about it is when you have a dislocation in the markets, in the world, alternatives is actually a part of the portfolio where you usually go to capitalize on that. So I think that's also really interesting, right? So you have a dislocation.”
“So you were starting with hedge funds. So that's one sector. But if you actually think about where we focus more, it's much more on the private side than the public all. So if you think about under that umbrella, it's private equity.”
“You don't know when the best opportunities are going to be. And actually, it's usually when times feel the worst is probably the best time to be allocated, right? And so when you dial that back, you might be needing to make 10 commitments a year, 15 commitments a year. How can you diligence enough managers?”
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