Leena Bhutta

Leena Bhutta is the chief investment officer for the Doris Duke Foundation. In this capacity, she leads the foundation’s investment team in the long-term management of the endowment. 

Bhutta joined the Doris Duke Foundation in 2019, was promoted to deputy chief investment officer in 2020 and transitioned to the chief investment officer role in 2022. Before joining the foundation, Bhutta started her career in technology investment banking at Goldman Sachs. She transitioned to the buyside as an investor in global equity markets at Joho Capital, a multi-billion dollar, Asia-focused hedge fund. After several years as a direct investor, she pivoted to investing for mission-oriented organizations by setting up an investment program for the Hollyhock Foundation, a private foundation established by the founders of Joho Capital.  

Bhutta earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and her Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She serves on the board of directors of TIFF Investment Management as well as on the investment committee of the Robertson Foundation.