Ben is a Director of Cliffwater LLC. Prior to joining Cliffwater in August 2007, Ben was Director of Research with National Fiduciary Advisors, Inc., where he advised institutional investors and led due diligence on investment management firms. He advised corporate pension, Taft-Hartley and endowment and foundation clients on asset allocation and investment manager searches. He also counseled clients on general consulting matters. Prior to National Fiduciary Advisors, Inc., Ben worked at PaineWebber PRIME Consulting Group as an analyst and Wilshire Associates Incorporated as a Senior Associate, where he provided investment consulting firms with software, performance measurement, and consulting services. Ben earned a BA in International Relations and Russian from Pomona College. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the Los Angeles CFA Society, and the Investment Management Consultants Association. |