Allocator and asset management expert, Ted Seides, conducts in-depth interviews with leaders in the institutional investing industry. Guests include Chief Investment Officers from leading allocators, asset managers, strategists, thought leaders, and many more. Our mission is to learn, share, and help implement the process of premier investors. Learn more and join our community at capitalallocators.com.

Latest episodes

Building the Total Portfolio at Ontario Teachers – Stephen McLennan

October 5, 2026 · 57 min

Stephen McLennan is the Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, where he oversees asset allocation for the $300 billion fund responsible for the retirement security of 346,000 teachers. Stephen joined OTPP in…
Nancy Zimmerman – People, Process, and Fixed Income Arbitrage at Bracebridge

September 28, 2026 · 50 min

Nancy Zimmerman is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Bracebridge Capital, a $13 billion alternative asset manager specializing in fixed income arbitrage that she founded over 30 years ago, in 1994, alongside Gabe Sunshine with capital…
André Perold – Investing Through Exponential Change

September 21, 2026 · 48 min

André Perold is the co-founder and CIO of HighVista Strategies, an alternative asset manager overseeing $14 billion that searches for alpha opportunities in structurally inefficient markets. André has twice been a past guest on the show…
[REPLAY] André Perold – Pockets of Inefficiency at HighVista Strategies

September 21, 2026 · 54 min

André Perold, the Co-Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of HighVista Strategies, a $4B firm with roots in endowment-style investing that searches for inefficiencies across asset classes. André was the 2nd guest on the show…
[REPLAY] André Perold – Academic Practitioner

September 21, 2026 · 49 min

André Perold is the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Managing Partner at HighVista Strategies, where for the last dozen years he has sat at the helm of a now $3 billion fund that takes a multi-asset class, endowment-like approach…
AI in the Investment Office – Abby Barlow, Laura Hill, Brian Sugrue, Jenny Heller, John Lawrence, Matt Bank, Kristin Kallergis Rowland, Jon Webster

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

AI is top of mind for everyone in the investment business. Our Summits are abuzz with curiosity about what others are doing. I asked 8 CIOs to share how they're using AI today, including what's working and what isn't, the tools they've…
Best of Habit Formation: James Clear

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

This week's Summer Series concludes with a two-fer on habits. There may be no better way to improve the investment process than to understand what it takes to improve ourselves. We've got two of the best – James Clear and Katy Milkman…
Best of Habit Formation: Katy Milkman

September 7, 2026 · 58 min

This week's Summer Series concludes with a two-fer on habits. There may be no better way to improve the investment process than to understand what it takes to improve ourselves. We've got two of the best – James Clear and Katy Milkman…