New Cambridge Conversations Episode—Behind the Mission: Leading Arts Institutions for the Long Term

Published on June 29, 2026

We're excited to bring you another episode of Cambridge Conversations, a 30-minute podcast which brings you inside the world of institutional investing, private family wealth, and portfolio management.

 

The episode features Margaret Chen from Cambridge Associates and Maeesha Merchant from the Colburn School, an LA-based CA client. The episode explores what it takes to sustain mission-driven arts institutions over time and is relevant for non-profit leaders, trustees, and investors thinking about governance, financial stewardship, endowment strategy, succession planning, and long-term institutional resilience.

 

Listen here, on Apple Podcasts, or on Spotify.

 

 

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