100 women in hedge funds type non profit organization founded 2001 headquarters new york ny key people carol kim dana hall sarah dyer co founders and amanda pullinger chief executive officer website 100womeninhedgefunds . org 100 women in hedge funds 100whf is a global industry association for professionals who work in the hedge fund and broader alternatives industry . actual membership comprises more than 12 000 professionals in 17 locations on 3 continents . 100whf was formed in 2001 . its three pillars are industry education philanthropy and professional leverage . the organization has hosted more than 400 education events globally . its philanthropic mission focuses on three areas mentoring women s and family health and education . the organization has raised over 33 million gross for various charities . 1 the organization has been a vanguard in working for a world in which women get an equal opportunity in the highly competitive world of hedge funds . 2 the organization frequently holds events for its members to gain insight from other accomplished participants in the field such as the june 2012 event in new york city up close and personal with eileen murray featuring the ceo of bridgewater associates . 3 in 2010 prince william of wales became the patron of 100 women in hedge funds . 4 in late 2012 it was announced that the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry would all be patrons of 100whf s philanthropic initiatives beginning in january 2013 . 5 in december 2012 ivanka trump executive vice president for development and acquisitions for the trump organization was announced as one of four new board directors highlighting what mimi drake president of permit capital advisors and global chair of the 100whf association board referred to as the organization s deepening of its senior practitioner base to include family office leadership private equity investors real estate investing and women on corporate boards . 6 the founders of the organization include carol kim dana hall and sarah dyer . amanda pullinger is the organization s chief executive officer . contents 1 annual gala dinner 1.1 new york gala 1.2 london gala 1.3 geneva gala 2 100 women in hedge funds institute 3 references annual gala dinner edit every year 100 women in hedge funds holds gala fundraising events in new york london hong kong and geneva at which they honor a woman who has played a leading role in the alternatives or broader financial industry as well as someone who has made a difference in the world of philanthropy . past industry leadership awards have gone to geraldine sundstrom 7 london 2010 dorothy weaver 8 new york 2010 and sonia gardner 9 london 2008 . past effecting change awards have gone to t. boone pickens 2010 joel klein 2009 ken langone 2008 julian robertson 2007 and carl icahn 2006 . new york gala edit for the 2012 new york gala 100 women in hedge funds raised 1.4 million for donorschoose . stephen colbert attended as a special guest . the organization also launched an initiative to raise money to support schools affected by hurricane sandy in new york and new jersey . 10 in 2011 the organization raised 2 million for the clinton foundation which was presented to bill clinton in person at the new york gala dinner . 11 london gala edit on october 16 2011 prince william attended the london gala at st. james s palace to raise money for that year s selected beneficiary the child bereavement charity . 12 13 14 geneva gala edit at the geneva gala in 2010 the organization presented geraldine sundstrom a partner and portfolio manager at brevan howard asset management with the 100 women in hedge funds 2010 european leadership award . 15 100 women in hedge funds institute edit the 100 women in hedge funds caia scholars program is offered annually to up to 10 individuals who have an interest in pursuing a career in alternative investment management with a specific focus on portfolio management . this scholarship initiative offered by the 100 women in hedge funds institute through the sponsorship of pacific alternative asset management company llc paamco was established to attract and reward rising female talent in the alternative investment field . in june 2012 the chartered alternative investment analyst caia foundation announced receipt of the caia charter by the first two members of the inaugural class of the 100 women in hedge funds caia scholars program . 16 references edit ricardo kaulessar november 16 2012 . 100 whf holds annual gala colbert makes appearance . evestment . binkley christina april 2 2009 . cracking the hedge fund dress code for women . the wall street journal . 100 women in hedge funds up close and personal with eileen murray . . latham & watkins llp . prince william to become patron of 100 women in hedge funds . the prince of wales . october 22 2009 . retrieved november 13 2011 . http www.mirror.co.uk news uk news kate middleton to become patron of 100 1411779 say what ivanka trump joins 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the 1.3 trillion hedge fund women . the daily telegraph . london . duchess in red william and kate are guests of honour at charity gala . the daily mail . october 6 2011 . bejewelled women upbeat in geneva . efinancial news . september 23 2010 . first two 100 women in hedge funds caia scholars earn caia charter . pr newswire . june 12 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 100 women in hedge funds & oldid 709432854 categories hedge fundswomen s organisations in the united kingdomfinance in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print 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