Ken Meister, CFA
Founding Partner, President & COO
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Area of Focus
Day-to-day management of all business and non-investment functions as well as operational due diligence.
- Executive Committee
- Investment Committee
- Operations Committee
- Risk Management Committee
- Culture, Diversity, and Community Committee
Profile
A founding partner of Evanston Capital, joined the firm in 2002.
Previously worked at William Blair & Company in Wealth Management Services, responsible for alternative investment strategy review and selection, and single stock risk management.
Also worked at Ameritech Corporation responsible for non-US equity exposure and manager selection, aggregate fund level performance and risk reporting, and operational due diligence.
Previous roles at OLC Advisors/CDA Investment Technology and The Northern Trust Company
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Education
BS, Indiana University
MBA, Loyola University of Chicago
Affiliations
Trustee and Chairman Investment Committee of Ravinia Festival Association
CFA Charterholder
CFA Society of Chicago