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Tina Surh
Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Disobedient Thinker
Tina Surh is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Sonamu Group, an investment firm she established in 2019.12 With nearly three decades of experience in global investing and capital allocation, Surh is known for her thoughtful, independent, and patiently opportunistic investment style.
Professional Background
Surh has an impressive career history in investment management:
- Founder and CIO of Sonamu Group (2019-present)12
- Senior Advisor and Chief Investment Officer at Gruss & Co.
- Chief Investment Officer at New York University1
- Deputy Chief Investment Officer at New York University
- Principal at Mireuk Management Company LLC
- Endowment Investment Company at Princeton University
Education and Expertise
Tina Surh holds the following educational qualifications:
- MBA from Harvard Business School
- BA from Tufts University, where she majored in drama and design1
Her areas of focus include:
- Technological innovation
- Long-term secular growth in Asia
- Implications of monetary policy experimentation
Investment Philosophy
At Sonamu Group, Surh's investment approach is characterized by:
- A broad and flexible charter across global asset classes
- Focus on sustained exceptional compounding
- Forward-looking, patient, and opportunistic strategy
- Drawing on leading-edge thinking and diverse global relationships2
Personal Attributes
Tina Surh is described as a maker and problem solver who:
- Loves to read
- Can think both linearly and laterally
- Finds joy in both art and science
- Is ethnically mixed, both East and West
Her LinkedIn profile shows that she has 2,000 followers and over 500 connections.3 Surh is also actively involved in promoting diversity in the investment industry, as evidenced by her participation in events like the "6th Annual Diversity Drives Returns".4