# Jeff Bramel

> Jeff Bramel is a Partner on the a16z Perennial team at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads real assets investing for ultra-high-net-worth clients and families. With 25 years of investment and portfolio management experience spanning derivatives trading, endowment-style alternatives at Jasper Ridge Partners, co-founding the Sequoia Heritage Fund, and heading real assets at both Jordan Park Group and UBS Asset Management, Bramel brings a rare blend of engineering rigor and financial depth to one of venture capital's most storied firms. A Caltech-and-Stanford-trained engineer turned multi-billion-dollar allocator, he now helps the world's most successful tech founders and families build durable, multi-generational wealth.

- **Role:** Partner, Real Assets, A16Z Perennial at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, A16Z Perennial, UBS Asset Management, Jordan Park Group, Spring Creek Investment Management, Sequoia Heritage Fund, Jasper Ridge Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Mechanical Engineering and Economics (double major), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), MS, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** 25 years of investment and portfolio management experience across alternatives, real assets, and multi-asset portfolios, Co-founded the Sequoia Heritage Fund, a pioneering multi-family office for Sequoia Capital founders and families, Led real assets portfolios totaling over $150 billion in AUM at UBS Asset Management

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Proprietary options/derivatives trader - launched investment career in financial markets
- **Mid-career** — Senior Portfolio Manager of Alternative Investments at Jasper Ridge Partners (Stanford's endowment investment advisor)
- **Mid-career** — Co-founding Managing Member of the Sequoia Heritage Fund (multi-family office serving Sequoia Capital families)
- **Mid-career** — Senior Portfolio Manager at Spring Creek Investment Management
- **Pre-a16z** — Head of Real Assets at Jordan Park Group, managing ~$18B in global multi-asset portfolios for taxable and tax-exempt clients
- **Pre-a16z** — Managing Director and Head of Taxable Real Assets at UBS Asset Management (~$1T AUM, $150B in private real assets)
- **2023+** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Partner on the a16z Perennial team, focused on real assets for ultra-high-net-worth clients

## Achievements

- 25 years of investment and portfolio management experience across alternatives, real assets, and multi-asset portfolios
- Co-founded the Sequoia Heritage Fund, a pioneering multi-family office for Sequoia Capital founders and families
- Led real assets portfolios totaling over $150 billion in AUM at UBS Asset Management
- Oversaw real assets at Jordan Park Group's $18B multi-asset platform
- Joined a16z as a key architect of its $2.2B Perennial platform serving tech founders and families
- Holds dual undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Caltech

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — a16z Perennial raised its latest fund close, with Jeff Bramel continuing to lead real assets allocation
- **2024-06** — Andreessen Horowitz announced expansion of Perennial into private equity fund-of-funds structures
- **2023-06** — Jeff Bramel officially listed as Partner, Real Assets on the a16z Perennial team page

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/jeff-bramel/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbramel

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Last updated: 2026-05-09