The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha.

Welcome to The Institutional Edge: Real allocators. Real alpha! Dr. Angelo Calvello hosts this exciting new podcast partnership with Pensions & Investments, designed to cut through the noise in institutional investing. Unlike other investment podcasts ...more

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March 03, 2026 00:38:24
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Failure-Tolerant Innovation: Paul Greff's Blueprint for Transforming a $130B Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Pension Fund

How do you transform a $130 billion pension fund? Start by making it safe to fail. Angelo Calvello, host of Institutional Edge, interviews Paul...

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February 24, 2026 00:56:22
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The Authenticity Crisis: Renee DiResta on How Propaganda Is Poisoning Alternative Data

Your data is only as good as its source. What if the source is broken by design?In this episode of Institutional Edge, host Angelo...

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February 10, 2026 00:36:55
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The Information Edge: Prof. Robin Hanson's Tutorial on How Prediction Markets Actually Work and Why They Matter

Are you ready for an information source that tells the truth—whether you want to hear it or not?Angelo Calvello interviews Professor Robin Hanson, a...

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February 03, 2026 00:27:56
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Part II: AGI and Quantum – Betina Kitzler on AI's Next Chapter

Can AI pass the "coffee test"—problem-solving when things break?In Part II of this Institutional Edge episode, host Angelo Calvello and Betina Kitzler, MIT Sloan...

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January 27, 2026 00:27:43
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Part I: AI's Year of Reckoning – Betina Kitzler on Pilots, Production, and Proving ROI

Why do 95% of GenAI projects fail, and what are the 5% doing differently?In Part I of this Institutional Edge episode, host Angelo Calvello...

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January 20, 2026 00:42:53
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The Arc of Portable Alpha: Greg Williamson on 40 Years of Innovation and Institutional Memory

Angelo Calvello sits down with longtime colleague Greg Williamson, former CIO at BP America pension fund and American Red Cross, about portable alpha and...

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