Elizabeth Banes

Associate

Elizabeth Banes joined the Yale Investments Office in July 2023 and focuses on the Endowment’s leveraged buyout portfolio. She graduated from Princeton University in 2016 with a degree in History and received her MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2023. Previously, Elizabeth spent three years at the Princeton University Investment Company, where she focused on the real assets portfolio. More recently, she worked at Ithaka S+R, a research-focused not-for-profit that helps academic communities broaden access and improve student success.

What is one thing you love about being part of the Yale community?

Yale brings together such diverse, exceptional people into a tight-knit community. I love being surrounded by people at the cutting edge of their respective fields.

What is your favorite restaurant in New Haven?

Too many to choose from! Modern for pizza and Atticus Market for coffee and pastries.