Cathleen Rittereiser

Current

Symposium Chair, Editorial Advisor at Markets Media Endowment and Foundation Symposium/Magazine
Co-Author at Foundation and Endowment Investing (Book)

Past

EVP Cross Media Platform Integration at DFE Industries
Vice President, Business Development at Alternative Asset Managers, L.P. (AAM)
Business Development Officer at Symphony Asset Management

Vice President, Marketing at Wofex
Sales, marketing and relationship management at Financial Services Organizations
Marketing at Moody's Investors Service
Vice President at Merrill Lynch

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Education

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Franklin and Marshall College

Connections

384 connections

Industry

Investment Management

Websites

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Summary

SUMMARY
-Persuasive leader with strong relationship management, organizational and communication skills.
-Dynamic, creative, problem-solver takes the lead, makes decisions and collaborates with customers, colleagues, partners and suppliers.
-Characterized by ability to communicate, command, connect, create.

EXPERIENCE
-Versatile executive experienced in investment sales, client relations and marketing.
-Expertise in alternative investments in the institutional investor market.
-Published author and blogger

EXPERTISE AND AREAS OF INTEREST:
-Accomplished public speaker and participant in investment industry conference panels on topics ranging from securities valuation to the impact of technology.
-Extensive knowledge of digital media, social networking and Web 2.0 technology
-Co-founder Frozen Pea Fund, the first social media-based fund-raising effort. Dedicated to raising money for Breast Cancer research.

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Specialties:

Alternative investments, hedge fund sales, marketing and investor relations. Institutional investor market, particularly foundations and endowments.

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Experience

Symposium Chair, Editorial Advisor

Markets Media Endowment and Foundation Symposium/Magazine

(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Chairing the inaugural Eye on Endowments and Focus on Foundations Symposium for Markets Media in Boston on October 29th 2009. Markets Media is a year-old financial media and content company that has a website, a magazine and conferences.

I am creating an annual Foundation and Endowment magazine that will be a companion follow-up to the event and serving as the guest editor on that project.

We take a look back at the challenges of the last year and a look forward at the investment future. What were the lessons? What has changed? What new ideas, investments and approaches will matter in 2010?
Co-Author

Foundation and Endowment Investing (Book)

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Title: Foundation and Endowment Investing: Philosophies and Strategies of Top Investors and Institutions
-Co-authored by Lawrence E. Kochard, Georgetown CIO
-Profiles OF 12 leading foundation and endowment Chief Investment Officers.
-Published by John Wiley & Sons, January 2008
EVP Cross Media Platform Integration

DFE Industries

(Financial Services industry)

April 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 4 months)

Diversified financial services marketing and media company.
Vice President, Business Development

Alternative Asset Managers, L.P. (AAM)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Investment Management industry)

December 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 5 months)

Business development for start-up and emerging hedge funds and for the AAM private equity fund.
Business Development Officer

Symphony Asset Management

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Management industry)

May 2002 — May 2005 (3 years 1 month)

Generated new business for $2.5 billion alternative investment firm managing 5 hedge fund strategies. Covered 300+ institutional investors including foundations, endowments, funds-of-funds and consultants.
Vice President, Marketing

Wofex

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Capital Markets industry)

May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Marketing:

-Created a strategic marketing plan that built awareness of the company and positioned CEO as thought leader.

-Produced the tactical execution plan.

New Media and Web Development:

-Produced plan to employ website as core marketing, service and delivery tool and directed design and implementation.
Sales, marketing and relationship management

Financial Services Organizations

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

August 1995 — May 2000 (4 years 10 months)

MarketDataInsite.com, New York, NY, SVP, Marketing and Web Development, Founding member of B2B web-based portal for financial services

Bridge Information Systems, New York, NY, Product Mgr.

Moody’s Investors Service, New York, NY, Product Specialist, RDS
Marketing

Moody's Investors Service

(Investment Management industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )
Vice President

Merrill Lynch

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Financial Services industry)

March 1992 — August 1995 (3 years 6 months)

Produced programs to develop new business, retain customers and position the business unit as the industry leader for financial data and software.

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Education

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

MBA , Marketing , 1988 — 1989
Franklin and Marshall College

A.B. , Business, English , 1978 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

WFNM, radio station, General Manager

Additional Information

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Websites:

Cathleen Rittereiser’s Interests:

Comedic writer, blogger and performer, Comedy Legend, Cathleen Rittereiser Consuming and Spectating: -Pop-culture: movies, music, writing, Award Shows, TV, Tivo -Food, cooking, NYC restaurants, wine and wine-tasting -Productivity, procrastination, collaboration, GTD, web 2.0 -Baseball, travel