Cathleen Rittereiser

Cathleen M. Rittereiser is an alternative investment sales and marketing executive focused on the institutional investor market, particularly foundations and endowments. Cathleen has held sales, marketing and client relationship management positions at leading financial services and investment firms. Her experience includes her current role as Vice President, Marketing for Alternative Asset Managers, LP (AAM) an independent investment boutique specializing in emerging hedge fund managers. Before joining AAM, she handled business development for Symphony Asset Management, an alternative asset management firm owned by Nuveen Investments. Previously, Cathleen marketed financial information and technology services and began her career at Merrill Lynch. Cathleen is the co-author with Larry Kochard, the Chief Investment Officer of the Georgetown University endowment, of Foundation and Endowment Investing: Philosophies and Strategies of Top Investors and Institutions to be published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in December 2007. An accomplished public speaker, Cathleen has participated in investment industry conference panels throughout her career on topics ranging from securities valuation to the impact of technology in financial services and has broad knowledge of digital media, social networking and Web 2.0 technology. Cathleen received an AB from Franklin and Marshall College and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She lives in New York City.