Episode 65 of Swimming with Allocators

What Quincy Taught Me About Trust, Tenure, and the Role of the Allocator

I’ve been thinking about this conversation ever since we wrapped.

Quincy Brown has spent nearly three decades at FEG Investment Advisors—advising faith-based, nonprofit, and mission-driven institutions long before those categories were trendy in capital markets.

What stood out to me wasn’t just his longevity. It was his precision.

In a time when conviction often gets confused with compliance—or lost entirely—Quincy made the case that mission and performance are not tradeoffs. You can do both. And you can do it over time.

We talked about how venture capital is becoming a tool for many orgs' “theory of change.” About how the allocator’s job isn’t just building portfolios—it’s building trust across stakeholders. And about how defining diversity should be forward-looking, not check-the-box.

For GPs and LPs navigating what’s next, Quincy offered a calm, deeply credible blueprint for alignment.

I left the episode reminded that enduring relationships still matter. That discipline and creativity aren’t mutually exclusive. And that being early is more than a trend—it’s a responsibility.