Baylor Names New Chief Investment Officer

Kent E. Muckel has been named Chief Investment Officer at Baylor University. Muckel joined Baylor as CIO on May 1. He works directly with the Baylor Executive Investment Committee, a group responsible for oversight of the day-to-day operations of the endowment by the Office of Investments.

"Kent Muckel's skill in prudent and sound investment management will be a great asset to us as we navigate the current economic downturn and focus on the future growth of our endowment," said Dr. David E. Garland, interim president and dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor.

Muckel is a Chartered Financial Analyst with 18 years of experience, most recently serving his alma mater at the University of Colorado Foundation. Muckel's selection followed a national search to fill the position after Jonathan Hook left Baylor to become vice president and chief investment officer of The Ohio State University.