Mike Skillman
Managing Director, Institutional Consulting

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Mike Skillman is a Managing Director on Beacon Pointe’s Institutional Consulting team, bringing over 30 years of investment management experience across public and private markets. He advises mission-driven nonprofit organizations, foundations, health systems, and other institutional clients on investment policy, strategic planning, asset allocation, manager selection, and enterprise risk oversight.

Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, Mike served as CEO of Faith Investor Services, where he led the launch of a faith-based ETF platform in partnership with top-tier asset managers. Previously, he was CEO of Cadence Capital Management for nearly three decades, where he advised many of the nation’s leading pension funds, endowments, and foundations. His leadership culminated in the firm’s successful acquisition by Pacific Life.

Mike serves as Vice Chair of the Board at MemorialCare Health System, where he chairs both the Investment Committee and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee, overseeing a $4 billion portfolio. He is also a board member of the Saddleback Medical Center Foundation and serves on the Executive Board of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He earned a BS in Finance from California State University, Chico. Outside the office, Mike enjoys time with his family, playing pickleball, and serving as a Shepherding Elder at Mariners Church.