The Meyer Memorial Trust is searching for a new managing director of investments as Sohel Hussain prepares to leave the organization on June 30.
Hussain joined the trust in 2021 and held multiple leadership roles during his tenure, most recently overseeing the foundation’s investment portfolio and finance functions.
“[Hussain] joined the Trust during a period of enormous uncertainty and helped guide our endowment through some of the most challenging market conditions in recent memory,” said Toya Fick in a LinkedIn post announcing his departure.
Under Hussain’s leadership, Fick said the endowment emerged from the 2022 market downturn stronger, with assets once again exceeding $1B .
“At the same time, [Hussain] helped advance an investment framework that more closely aligns our assets with our mission and values. Accomplishing either of those goals would have been significant. Accomplishing both simultaneously is a testament to [Hussain’s] skill, discipline and leadership,” she said.
During his time at the trust, Hussain served as vice-president of investments and finance, overseeing Meyer’s more than $900M endowment, internal investment and finance teams, portfolio strategy and manager pipeline.
Before joining Meyer Memorial Trust, Hussain served on the Oregon Growth Board, which invests state lottery proceeds to support economic development, educational initiatives and underrepresented communities across Oregon.
Earlier in his career, Hussain held operations, portfolio management and trading-support roles at PIMCO, SECOR Asset Management and QFR Capital Management..
