Listen now | Episode 232 In this episode, Matt Cohen chats with Wendy Li, the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ivy Invest, about her journey from managing institutional endowments to founding a fintech startup. Wendy shares insights from her experiences at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the UJA Federation of New York, and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. She highlights her decision to leave a traditional allocator role to build Ivy Invest, a platform democratizing access to institutional-quality investments for retail investors. Wendy discusses the challenges of being a first-time founder, how emerging managers can build trust with institutional investors, and the long-term lessons from her career.