Courtesy of Arthur Cohen
Investment Guru In 2015, Paula Volent, the highest paid employee in the NESCAC, earned nearly one million dollars more than the previous year.
On July 1, Paula Volent, Bowdoin’s chief investments officer, will be stepping down from her position after more than two decades of service to the College. Over the duration of her career in Brunswick, Volent oversaw the growth of Bowdoin’s endowment from $465 million to its current $2.4 billion valuation—growth which has fundamentally altered the College’s financial capabilities and enabled it to be one of 19 need-blind colleges nationwide in its admissions policies and meet full demonstrated financial need with zero loans. As Volent leaves Brunswick, she will leave big shoes for her replacement, Niles Bryant, current director of investments, to fill.