Mark W. Yusko
Mr. Yusko is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management and serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the Hatteras Core Alternatives Fund. Previously, Mr. Yusko was President, Chief Investment Officer, and Founder of UNC Management Company (UNCMC), the endowment investment office for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 1998 to 2004. Throughout his tenure at UNCMC, Mr. Yusko directly oversaw strategic and tactical asset allocation recommendations to the Investment Fund Board, investment manager selection, manager performance evaluation, spending policy management, and performance reporting. Total assets under management were $1.5 billion ($1.2 billion in endowment assets and $300 million in working capital). Until 1998, Mr. Yusko was the Senior Investment Director for the University of Notre Dame Investment Office, which he joined as the Assistant Investment Officer in October 1993. He worked with the Chief Investment Officer in all aspects of endowment management. Mr. Yusko received his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago.