Support Diverse Investment Teams

Harvard Kennedy School, The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams: Evidence from a Field Experience
- This paper, authored by Sander Hoogendoorn , Hessel Oosterbeek and Mirjam van Praag, examines the impact of the share of women in business teams on performance and examines support for potential underlying mechanisms to explain the effect of gender diversity on team performance.

Heidrick & Struggles Podcast, How PE Firms Can Recruit a Diverse Investment Team
- The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) hosts ongoing events that bring leading diverse investment managers together with chief investment officers, institutional investors and industry professionals for networking and insight into industry trends. Events provide a platform by which advocacy, business opportunities, and investment strategies are explored.

IFC, Report: Moving Toward Gender Balance in Private Equity and Venture Capital
- In March 2019, together with RockCreek and Oliver Wyman, IFC launched this report which explores the link between financial returns and gender diversity; the lack of women in the industry; and steps needed to achieve gender balance.

NAIC Report:Examining the Returns 2017
- This report provides detailed and comprehensive insights on the investment returns generated by diverse-owned private equity firms in the United States, finding that diverse-owned private equity firms continue to outperform the relevant benchmarks.