Article: Investment staff part of 25% cut at Harvard Management.(Endowments)

Byline: Douglas Appell

Harvard Management Co., which oversees the $29 billion endowment fund at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., will shed roughly 25% of its staff over the next few months, spokesman John Longbrake confirmed.

Industry sources, who declined to be named, said layoffs at HMC began last week, with investment professionals among those leaving.

According to a statement from Harvard Management, "targeted reductions will occur throughout the Harvard Management Company and will include some investment professionals, as well as `back-office' and other support personnel - operations, IT, human resources and legal.''

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