A Times news article reports about disappointing returns from Harvard's endowment:
The endowment has experienced turnover in recent years. After the 2005 departure of Jack Meyer, who had served as chief executive for 15 years, Jane Mendillo took over. She was succeeded by Stephen Blyth.
Actually, after the 2005 departure of Jack Meyer, Mohamed A. El-Erian took over. It's strange that the Times wouldn't mention that, since El-Erian can often be found commenting on the markets and on public policy, including from the perch of the Times' own op-ed page.