Join Us and Become Involved with KKCFR Activities

You can help sponsor the Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research and fund meaningful research. CIOs of pension funds may find becoming a member of our advisory board fulfilling and useful to their fund. Academics may be interested in our calls for proposals and opportunities for conducting sponsored research.

Founders

Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research Founders share a deep understanding of the needs of future retirees. They believe in creating forward-looking sustainable investment strategies. Founders will help the Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research address the top global challenges for retirees by investing in a mechanism for research synergy between academics, influential CIOs, and the broader investment industry.

Through their investment, Founders elevate and drive a global discussion on important investment topics. They are thought leaders interested in amplifying the Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research’s agenda, partnering in helping to create an expedient, efficient, and timely research agenda in perpetuity.

Please contact our managing director Joe Sturtevant at jsturtevant@ucsd.edu if you are interested in becoming involved.   

Conferences

The KKCFR will hold a conference in February 2026. 

CIO Advisory Council Members

The Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research CIO advisory council members play a central role in guiding the research questions that result in funded research.

Benefits to Asset Owners

• Guide academic research toward topics of importance to asset owners
• Access to quality independent research on pertinent issues facing asset owners
• Enable faster adoption of academic research into industry practice
• Investigate specific topics of interest through the commissioning of high-quality, independent research
• Leverage asset owner staff by tackling large, complex projects in a more cost-effective manner than most asset owners can undertake in-house

Academic Participants

Our call for proposals is issued each fall.

Benefits to Academics (Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research project researchers)

• Research that provides a meaningful, positive impact on society
• Financial support for relevant new research
• Increased ability to fund post-doc scholars and graduate students
• Venue to present new research and receive feedback from industry experts
• Access to new and interesting data sets and tools
• Networking opportunities at industry conferences and events

Industry Advisory Council Members

Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research industry advisory council members consult with researchers to offer guidance on producing research that results in implementable outcomes.

Benefits to Asset Managers

• Early view of research-in-progress through meetings with the Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research researchers aimed at guiding their projects toward implementable outcomes that asset owners can use
• Attend Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research annual conference with CIOs and academics and participate in discussions of research projects and other industry issues of interest to the CIOs
• Support research that has a positive effect on retirement outcomes and society
• Part of an exclusive ecosystem of asset owner, academic, and asset manager thought leaders

Please contact our managing director Joe Sturtevant if you are interested in becoming involved.

jsturtevant@ucsd.edu