Brad Thawley
Private Equity Investor at NEA Management Co. LLC
Profile
Before joining NEA, Brad spent seventeen years in private equity investing both in Limited Partner and co-investment positions.
Brad joined UTIMCO’s Private Equity team with primary responsibilities that include sourcing new private equity General Partner relationships, managing, monitoring, and performing due diligence underwriting of private equity investments for the endowments, as well as reporting on private equity investment performance.
He covered all Private Equity and Venture Capital strategies globally.
Prior to UTIMCO, Brad spent fourteen years at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where he managed a $5 billion private equity global venture and growth portfolio as well as a $6 billion U.S.
mid-market buyout portfolio.
He was a voting member of the TRS Private Equity Investment Committee.
Prior to joining TRS, Brad worked at Standard & Poor’s, focusing on corporate credit ratings.
He also previously worked with Jupiter Media Metrix, an internet advisory company.
Brad received a BA in Economics and a BS in Mathematics from Bucknell University.
Brad Thawley active positions
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NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2022 |
Former positions of Brad Thawley
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University of Texas Investment Management Co.
 University of Texas Investment Management Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF). | Private Equity Investor | 01/06/2021 |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
 Teacher Retirement System of Texas Investment ManagersFinance The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Brad Thawley
| Bucknell University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Investment ManagersFinance The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature. | Finance |
NEA Management Co. LLC
NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
University of Texas Investment Management Co.
University of Texas Investment Management Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF). | Miscellaneous |
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