Ashi S. Parikh joined Trusco Capital Management as executive vice...

Ashi S. Parikh joined Trusco Capital Management as executive vice president and CIO of equities, said David Eidson, chairman and CEO. It is a new position. Mr. Parikh will set the strategic direction of Trusco's equities business, which has more than $18 billion in assets under management, according to a news release. Mr. Parikh was CIO for Eagle Institutional Growth Advisors, a division of Eagle Asset Management. Stephen G. Hill, the president of Eagle Asset Management, couldn't immediately be reached for comment about a replacement.

Amy Chen was named director of investments at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, effective next month, according to an e-mail sent to Smithsonian employees by Sheila Burke, deputy secretary and COO. Ms. Chen will report to Ms. Burke. The position was created to oversee the Smithsonian's $800 million endowment; fund officials are restructuring the investment portfolio under the direction of Treasurer Sudeep Anand, according to the e-mail. No further details were available; Ms. Chen is a portfolio manager at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York, where she managed $1.8 billion in assets, according to Ms. Burke's e-mail. Doris Duke spokeswoman Lillian Osei-Boateng was not available for comment at press time.