Sarah Williamson interviews Ashby Monk, the executive and research director of the Stanford Research Initiative on Long Term Investing (SLTI). Ashby shares insights from his 20+ years of experience studying and advising investment organizations. He discusses the origins of the SLTI, their new fellowship initiative aimed at creating a new pipeline for top graduates to work in public pension plans, and why he believes advanced analytics and AI can revolutionize investment decision-making.

Topics include:

• Background on the Stanford Research Initiative [00:02:09]
• Importance of Pension Funds in Capitalism [00:07:23]
• Introducing the Fellowship Initiative [00:10:18]
• Impact of Technology on Investment Decision-Making [00:27:01]
• Customizing Portfolios with Technology [00:34:29]