Minar most recently managed Stanford's absolute return and fixed income portfolios, which accounted for roughly a third of the university's overall endowment. Before that, she led asset allocation and strategy for the overall endowment portfolio for three years.

She started her career on the quantitative risk team at Ziff Brothers Investments in New York, followed by stints at EY and Barclays Capital in New York, before joining Stanford Management Co in 2006.

Columbia Pacific Advisors, founded in 2006 and based in Seattle, WA, manages over $1 billion across a variety of strategies. Columbia Pacific Wealth Management, founded in 2011 and also based in Seattle, has over $2 billion in AuM.  

Both companies tie to an original investment platform of Columbia Pacific, which was at its inception established as a private investment firm founded by Dan Baty.