Yale School of Management - Alumni Leaders

"My experience at Yale SOM has been a critical factor in my career development — my two years there provided me with a strong foundation to my understanding of financial concepts, as well as an appreciation of the importance of being able to work well within groups and communicate effectively with others. I really stretched and grew during those two years, and had a terrific time in the process."

Jane returned to Harvard Management Company as its president and chief executive officer on July 1, 2008 and is now responsible for directing Harvard's $35 billion endowment.

Prior to rejoining Harvard, she was the chief investment officer at Wellesley College from 2002 to 2008 and was responsible for the investment policy and management of the College’s $1.0 billion endowment and its related assets. Before joining Wellesley College, Jane was employed by the Harvard Management Company from 1987-2001. Her most recent position at Harvard Management Company was as vice president of external management, in which she had investment responsibility for $7 billion in Harvard assets, including $6 billion in externally managed investments for the Harvard endowment, and $1 billion in Harvard pension and related accounts. Jane’s prior positions at Harvard Management included domestic equities investment, venture capital investment, and the management and investment of charitable trusts and gifts.

Prior to joining Harvard Management Company, Jane was a management consultant with Bain & Company in Boston, MA from 1984-1987.

From 1980-1982 Jane was a manager in the office of investments at Yale University. During 1983 she worked with Lord, Abbett, Inc., in New York, as an equities analyst.

Jane has a BA from Yale College (1980, English), and an MBA from the Yale School of Management (1984). She is a chartered financial analyst and a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. She is a member of the Yale University Investment Committee, a member of the board of the Investment Fund for Foundations, and a corporator of Emerson Hospital.

Jane lives in Concord, MA with her husband, Ralph Earle III, and their two children, Elizabeth and Thomas.