Kathleen K. Barchick  

Kathleen K. Barchick
Senior Managing Director

kbarchick@cliffwater.com

 

Kathy is a Senior Managing Director of Cliffwater LLC. Kathy is responsible for client service in all alternative investment strategies.  Prior to forming Cliffwater in 2004, Kathy was a Managing Director and principal of Wilshire Associates.  From 1994 to 2004 she was a senior consultant working with high profile and complex public funds, corporate plans and endowments/foundations on their investment strategies and implementation.  Previous experience includes working as an acquisition officer for the US Air Force where she was responsible for purchasing spacecraft and satellites and as a team manager for the Department of Defense Logistics Agency where she was responsible for assessing contractor performance for US Air Force radar systems.

She earned a BS in Operations Research from the United States Air Force Academy, and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Kathy holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts.