Texas Hemmaplardh

US Endowment & Foundation Investment Practice Leader, Mercer

Texas Hemmaplardh is responsible for Mercer’s US Endowment & Foundation Investment Practice, providing a spectrum of research, advice, and solutions to over 900 mission-driven non-profits. 

Based in New York City, Texas leverages his experience to empower Mercer’s endowment and foundation practice to deliver time-tested, institutionally-focused investments to Mercer’s US and global client base. Texas joined Mercer in 2018 through its acquisition of Pavilion Advisory Group where he had become a Managing Director working with endowment clients. He joined Jeffrey Slocum & Associates in 1997, holding research and investment consulting roles prior to its combination with Pavilion in 2016. 

Texas holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA (with honors) from the University of Chicago. He is a CFA® charterholder, and a member of CFA Society New York. Texas is a founding board member of the Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota Foundation.