Ben is a Director of Cliffwater LLC and a member of our Real Assets team. Prior to joining Cliffwater in 2007, Ben was Director of Research with National Fiduciary Advisors, Inc., where he advised institutional investors and led due diligence on investment management firms. Previous experience includes working for PaineWebber PRIME Consulting Group and Wilshire Associates Incorporated.

He 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.