Mark Pyatt

The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust seeks to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants and enrichment programs to non-profit organizations that seek to strengthen the region's educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways.The value of the Trust's assets are currently about $670 million, adn the firm has a 47% allocation to alternative investments. The Trust is managed by a board of 3 trustees who are there for life. The trustees are responsible for making all major investment decisions based upon recommendations from the Chief Investment Officer.The firm's alternative investment managers include Abbott Capital Management, LLC ABRY Partners, LLC, Acorn Investors, LLC, Alchemy Partners, AXA Private Equity, Brooke Private Equity Advisors, Capital International, Inc., Coller Capital, Endeavour Capital, First Reserve Corporation, Keyhaven Capital Partners, Ltd., Knightsbridge Advisers, LLC, New Venture Partners, LLC, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Resource Capital Funds, Sequoia Capital, Spur Capital Partners, LLC, Standard Life Investments, Technology Partners, and The TCW Group, Inc.