Lead onsite meetings and conference calls with senior business executives at investment managers globally across private equity, private debt, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, secondaries, fixed income, equity, cryptocurrency and hedge fund mandates on behalf of clients that include public pensions, insurance companies, wealth management platforms, fund of funds, and family offices.
Conduct large, specialized consulting projects as part of direct engagements with investment managers and asset owners, including large public and private pension plans, international financial institutions, and wealth managers, to review their internal business and operational infrastructure supporting the investment process
Contribute to due diligence reviews on potential corporate acquisition targets.
Assess and opine on due diligence reviews as a member of Mercer Sentinel’s Global Risk Committee.
Present educational sessions to clients, including sovereign wealth funds and investment managers
Associate, Operational Due Diligence
Pavilion (Acquired by Mercer)
06.2017 - 12.2018
Draft operational risk summaries and prepare other ad-hoc reports as needed
Respond to queries from clients and consultants on operational questions concerning hedge fund and private equity managers
Actively participate in hedge fund approval meetings, opine on the operational risk of alternative investment managers, and veto if necessary
Review operational risk summaries of other Pavilion professionals
Valuation Lead
Advantus Capital Management (Securian Asset Management)
09.2011 - 06.2017
Supervise the Valuation Group
Conduct Valuation Committee meetings and present valuation reporting to senior management
Responsible for matrix pricing over US$3 billion in private placement and over US$2.5 billion in whole loan positions using FactSet
Perform tasks related to the daily, monthly, and quarterly settlement of derivative positions, moving collateral positions of up to US$50 million
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
05-2011
Certification
CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst
CAIA - Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
CIPM - Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement
Timeline
Principal, Senior Investment Consultant
Mercer
12.2018 - Current
Associate, Operational Due Diligence
Pavilion (Acquired by Mercer)
06.2017 - 12.2018
Valuation Lead
Advantus Capital Management (Securian Asset Management)