Harvard Endowment Managers Meet Silicon Valley Investors Amid Antisemitism Controversy

The university seeks to rebuild trust and reassure investors of its commitment to student safety and free speech following criticism over its handling of antisemitism on campus.

• Harvard University's endowment managers have been meeting with Silicon Valley investors in an attempt to repair relationships and reassure them of the university's commitment to student safety and free speech.
• The meetings come in the wake of criticism over the university's handling of antisemitism on campus and the resignation of former President Claudine Gay.
• Executives from Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university's $51 billion endowment, met with firms such as Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Andreessen Horowitz.
• The university has faced backlash from donors and investors over its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and allegations of antisemitism on campus.
• Harvard is reportedly considering changes to its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, amid concerns that they have gone too far and are stifling academic freedom.

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