Jane Buchan
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment management |
| Founded | January 1, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Newport Beach, California , United States |
Key people | Jane Buchan (CEO) |
Jane Buchan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Martlet Asset Management, LLC.
Founded on January 1, 2019, Martlet Asset Management operates out of Newport Beach, CA.
In 2000, Buchan was a co-founder of Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), a worldwide investment firm headquartered in Irvine, CA. In June 2017, PAAMCO merged with Prisma Capital Partners, LP to create PAAMCO Prisma Holdings, LLC. By June 30, 2018, PAAMCO Prisma had $32 billion in assets under management (AUM), making it the third-largest fund of funds firm worldwide.
Early life and education
Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Portland, Oregon, Buchan’s parents were medical professors at Oregon Health & Science University. She earned her economics degree from Yale College in 1986 and was honored with the Nellie Pratt Elliot Award for outstanding athletic performance and leadership. Between 1987 and 1989, she competed in high jump for the Nike Coast Track Club and participated in the 1988 US Olympic trials. Buchan later attained both her MA and PhD from Harvard University.
Professional career
Following her graduation from Yale, Buchan started her investment career at JPMorgan Chase within the Investment Management Capital Markets Group in New York as a quantitative fixed income analyst. Prior to co-founding PAAMCO with three partners in 2000, she held the position of Assistant Professor of Finance at Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business.
Buchan was honored with the "2014 North American Industry Leadership Award" by 100 Women in Hedge Funds and was repeatedly recognized among "50 Women in Hedge Funds" by The Hedge Fund Journal and Ernst & Young between 2009 and 2017. In June 2015, she was among five recipients of the Women in Business Awards from the Orange County Business Journal and was inducted into the InvestHedge Hall of Fame that same year. Additionally, she appeared on Barron's lists of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance in both 2020 and 2021. Buchan is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and panels, has been featured on CNBC and Bloomberg, and regularly contributes to business and investment publications.
Professional associations
Jane Buchan holds the role of Associate Editor for the Journal of Alternative Investments and has served as Director and Chair of the Board for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). She is a board member at AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and IMMIX Biopharma (NASDAQ: IMMX), having retired from the board of Globe Life (NYSE:GL) in 2024 due to term limits. Furthermore, she acts as a trustee for the Standard Boards for Alternative Investments, formerly known as the Hedge Fund Standards Board.
Buchan committed $1 million to Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She is also acknowledged as a 100 Women in Finance Charter Angel for her contributions to founding and funding the 100 Women in Hedge Funds Association and Foundation.
Involvement with local public schools
Over the past ten years, Buchan has contributed more than $1 million to California’s Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD). Her engagement began when Bryant Elementary lost funding for its sixth-grade science camp, leading her to provide financial assistance. Since then, she has financed a kindergarten playground at Bryant Elementary as well as supplied smart boards, laptops, and other technological resources. Her support has extended to Peters, Newhope, and Heritage Elementary schools. At a GGUSD board meeting on November 15, 2016, Buchan received recognition for her substantial positive influence on students through STEM-focused programs.
Personal life
Buchan is married to Jim Driscoll, a track and field coach who secured a Gold Medal in the hammer throw event representing the United States at the 1991 Pan American Games.