James Grossman
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System James Grossman’s background and expertise can’t but help the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System in hedge fund due diligence. A certified public accountant, ­Grossman worked at audit firm KPMG for seven years before joining the ­Pennsylvania retirement system in 1997. Recently promoted from director of external public markets, risk and compliance to deputy CIO, Grossman, 45, has oversight of all external public markets managers. That responsibility includes PSERS’ growing absolute-­return portfolio, which now boasts such blue-chip hedge fund firms as AQR Capital Management, ­BlackRock, Bridgewater Associates and Brigade Capital Management.

Hedge Fund Rising Stars
NAME FIRM
Rick Gerson Falcon Edge Capital
David Ben-Ur Caxton Alternative Management LP
Atwood 'Porter' Collins Seawolf Capital
Javier Dyer Permal Group
Adam Fisher Commonwealth Opportunity Capital
Grace Gu BlackRock
Jason Karp Carlson Capital
Akiva Katz Bow Street
Laurie Katz GoldenTree Asset Management
Ingrid Kiefer Canyon Partners
Simon Krinsky Hall Capital Partners
Carrie Lo California State Teachers Employees Retirement System
Drew McKnight Fortress Investment Group
Marina Mekhlis Rocaton Investment Advisors
Neil Messing Bureau of Asset Management, New York City
Gideon Nieuwoudt Silver Creek Capital Management
Ricky Nardis UBS Alternative Investment Solutions
Vinay Nair Ada Investments
Sean Murphy Game Creek Capital
Kimberly Mounts MAP Alternative Asset Management Company
Tony Waskiewicz Sisters of Mercy Health Systems
Andrew Tsai Chalkstream Capital Group
David Solomon Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Howard Shainker Bow Street
Danny Sachnowitz Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust
Justin Press BTIG
Dean Curnutt Macro Risk Advisors
Chris Paolino Hartford Investment Management
Mick McGuire Marcato Capital Management