Pam Chan is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Mosaic at Lingotto. Mosaic launched in February 2024 and is anchored by Exor. It is a flexible private market investment strategy pursuing the “weird and wonderful” with a focus on structured downside protection and orthogonal sources of risk.
Previously, she was Chief Investment Officer and Head of Direct Private Opportunities at BlackRock. She served on BlackRock's Global Operating Committee and Alternatives Executive Committee, in addition to a number of investment committees across private market strategies. Ms. Chan's service with BlackRock began in 2012. She co-founded Alternative Solutions (predecessor group to Direct Private Opportunities) in 2013 and prior to becoming CIO of the group in 2018, she served as a senior portfolio manager and primary deputy to the CIO. Prior to joining BlackRock, Ms. Chan worked as a senior research analyst for the Financial Stability Board, as a Senior Investment Associate at Bridgewater and as a member of the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Ms. Chan was recognized in 2020 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a Young Global Leader and presented at Davos in 2022. She is a member of the WEF's Women in Finance community and was appointed to the Global Future Council on the Future of Responsible Investing. She was previously nominated as a WEF Global Shaper in 2012, serving as curator for the New York City hub in 2014. Additionally, she was named as a Women of Influence in Private Markets in 2022 (Cross Asset Class) by PEI Media.
She serves as a subcommittee co-chair for the Harvard College Schools and Scholarship Committee of New York City and previously served as its co-chair (2019-2024 term) as well as on the Board of the Harvard Club of New York Foundation and the Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni Board. She is a member of the Board for the HBS Club of New York, YPO and Extraordinary Women on Boards. She has also served on the Boards of Macro Media, Inc., Forbright, Inc. and Home Partners of America.
She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a joint concentration in Philosophy and Government and, earned an MBA with high honors from Harvard Business School. She loves to golf and enjoys reading, mega-former pilates and contemporary art (including creating some pieces of her own). She currently lives in New York City with the two Texan loves of her life (Allen, her partner, and Socrates, their very charismatic and curious beagle).