The Institutional Edge just became something bigger — ready for unfiltered conversations across the entire investing ecosystem?

In this special announcement episode, Angelo Calvello, co-founder of Blue Diamond Asset Management and Rosetta Analytics and former host of The Institutional Edge, reveals the podcast's evolution into Against Consensus. After 33 episodes built on unfiltered conversations with asset owners, the show is expanding to challenge thinking across the entire institutional investing ecosystem. Calvello announces a new partnership with FinNews, led by Matt McCue, bringing harder questions about AI, tokenization, quantum computing, and emerging managers. Against Consensus launches July 9th, inviting referrals, sponsorships, and custom episodes for differentiated emerging managers.

In This Episode:

(00:00) Angelo reflects on a year hosting The Institutional Edge podcast

(00:24) Expanding scope beyond asset owners to the whole industry

(00:47) Announcing the show's bigger ambition and new media partnership

(01:14) Crediting FinNews and explaining the personal stake in emerging managers

(01:44) Launch date announced and where to find Against Consensus

(02:05) Closing asks: referrals, sponsorships, and custom episode opportunities
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Dr. Angelo Calvello is a serial innovator and co-founder of multiple investment firms, including Rosetta Analytics and Blue Diamond Asset Management. He leverages his extensive professional network and reputation for authentic thought leadership to curate conversations with genuinely innovative allocators and thinkers.

As the "Dissident" columnist for Institutional Investor and former "Doctor Is In" columnist for Chief Investment Officer (winner of the 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award), Calvello has become a leading voice challenging conventional investment wisdom.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Calvello serves as Chairman of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System's Climate Advisory Panel, Chairman of the Board of Outreach with Lacrosse and Schools (OWLS Lacrosse), a nonprofit organization creating opportunities for at-risk youths in Chicago, and trustee for a Chicago-area police pension fund. His career-long focus on leveraging innovation to deliver superior client outcomes makes him the ideal host for cutting-edge institutional investing conversations.

Resources:

Against Consensus (the new show)

• • Website: https://againstconsensus.com
  • YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWrHQGAitnt_amaiQFiqU9A
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/against-consensus/

FinNews (partner publication)

• Website: https://www.fin-news.com
• Matt McCue on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mccue-fin/

Angelo Calvello's firms

• Rosetta Analytics: https://www.rosetta-analytics.com
• Blue Diamond Asset Management AG: no public-facing website found — their LinkedIn page is the best available reference: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-diamond-asset-management

The Institutional Edge (predecessor show)