The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha.

By Angelo Calvello

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Welcome to The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha! Dr. Angelo Calvello hosts this exciting new podcast partnership with Pensions & Investments, designed to cut through the noise in institutional investing. Unlike other investment podcasts filled with vendor pitches and rambling biographical stories, this series delivers focused 30-minute episodes featuring real asset owners who actually deploy capital. Get ready for authentic insights that challenge conventional thinking and help you make smarter investment decisions. About the Host: Dr. Angelo Calvello is a serial innovator and co-founder of multiple investment firms, including Rosetta Analytics and Blue Diamond Asset Management. He leverages his extensive professional network and reputation for authentic thought leadership to curate conversations with genuinely innovative allocators. As the "Dissident" columnist for Institutional Investor and former "Doctor Is In" columnist for Chief Investment Officer (winner of the 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award), Calvello has become a leading voice challenging conventional investment wisdom. Beyond his professional pursuits, Calvello serves as Chairman of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System's Climate Advisory Panel, Chairman of the Board of Outreach with Lacrosse and Schools (OWLS Lacrosse), a nonprofit organization creating opportunities for at-risk youths in Chicago, and trustee for a Chicago-area police pension fund. His career-long focus on leveraging innovation to deliver superior client outcomes makes him the ideal host for cutting-edge institutional investing conversations.

Episode Date
Nature as Alpha: Richard Kelly on the Natural Capital Opportunity
Apr 14, 2026
The Overlay That Paid for Itself: Verizon's Case for In-House GTAA
Mar 31, 2026
From Qubits to Portfolios: The Investor's Guide to Quantum Computing
Mar 24, 2026
From Quotrons to AI: New York City Bureau of Asset Management Interim CIO Monte Tarbox on the Transformation of Institutional Investing
Mar 17, 2026
Pricing Uncertainty: What Institutional Investors Need to Know About Prediction Markets
Mar 10, 2026
Failure-Tolerant Innovation: Paul Greff's Blueprint for Transforming a $130B Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Pension Fund
Mar 03, 2026
The Authenticity Crisis: Renee DiResta on How Propaganda Is Poisoning Alternative Data
Feb 24, 2026
The Information Edge: Prof. Robin Hanson's Tutorial on How Prediction Markets Actually Work and Why They Matter
Feb 10, 2026
Part II: AGI and Quantum – Betina Kitzler on AI's Next Chapter
Feb 03, 2026
Part I: AI's Year of Reckoning – Betina Kitzler on Pilots, Production, and Proving ROI
Jan 27, 2026
The Arc of Portable Alpha: Greg Williamson on 40 Years of Innovation and Institutional Memory
Jan 20, 2026
How to Pitch an AI Investment Strategy
Jan 13, 2026
Is TPA a new idea or a new name? Beyond the Acronyms: LACERA’s Jon Grabel on Holistic Portfolio Management
Jan 06, 2026
Beyond Fee Savings: How IPERS Uses Co-Investments to Build Investment Talent
Dec 30, 2025
Private Equity in 401(k)s: Democratizing Returns or Democratizing Risk?
Dec 23, 2025
Unpacking TPA: Bloomberg’s Justina Lee’s Take on the Latest Asset Allocation Trend
Dec 16, 2025
Taking Chips Off the Table: The Rise of Secondaries with Andy Greene, CIO, Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan
Dec 09, 2025
How Selective Insurance Unlock Private Market Returns Through Structured Innovation
Dec 02, 2025
An Unfiltered Take on Private Markets: Huizenga Capital Management’s Brad Bryndal on AI, Defense Tech, and the Tokenization of RWA
Nov 18, 2025
SBCERA's Don Pierce: Why Cash Has Option Value in Private Markets
Nov 11, 2025
Beyond Fee Savings: How IPERS Uses Co-Investments to Build Investment Talent
Nov 04, 2025
Niche Alpha: Finding Value Beyond Traditional Private Markets
Oct 28, 2025
Beyond Banks: How Insurers Are Reshaping Private Credit
Oct 21, 2025
Private Equity in 401(k)s: Democratizing Returns or Democratizing Risk?
Oct 14, 2025
Risk-Adjusted Performance of Private Funds: What Do We Know?
Oct 07, 2025
Building Portfolio Resiliency Through Private Markets
Sep 30, 2025
Leapfrogging to Multi-Agentic Systems: The Future of Pension Fund Management
Sep 23, 2025
AI's Winner Take All Effect: How Will AI Reshape the Institutional Investment Industry?
Sep 16, 2025
AI Claims vs. Reality: An Asset Allocator's Due Diligence Framework
Sep 09, 2025
The AI-ESG Paradox: Why Assessing AI's Impact Defies Simple Metrics
Sep 02, 2025
The AI Implementation Gap: What's Stopping Asset Allocators?
Aug 26, 2025
An Asset Allocator's AI Use Cases, Implementation Strategy, and Wishlist with Mark Steed
Aug 19, 2025
A Framework for Fiduciary Innovation
Aug 13, 2025
Trailer: Institutional Edge Podcast Launch: Angelo Calvello Partners with Pensions & Investments for AI Investment Series
Aug 11, 2025