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Hedge Fund Rising Stars: James Grossman

James Grossman’s background and expertise can’t but help the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System in hedge fund due diligence.

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
NAMEFIRM
Rick GersonFalcon Edge Capital
David Ben-UrCaxton Alternative Management LP
Atwood 'Porter' CollinsSeawolf Capital
Javier DyerPermal Group
Adam FisherCommonwealth Opportunity Capital
Grace Gu BlackRock
Jason Karp Carlson Capital
Akiva Katz Bow Street
Laurie Katz GoldenTree Asset Management
Ingrid Kiefer Canyon Partners
Simon KrinskyHall Capital Partners
Carrie Lo California State Teachers Employees Retirement System
Drew McKnightFortress Investment Group
Marina Mekhlis Rocaton Investment Advisors
Neil MessingBureau of Asset Management, New York City
Gideon Nieuwoudt Silver Creek Capital Management
Ricky Nardis UBS Alternative Investment Solutions
Vinay Nair Ada Investments
Sean MurphyGame Creek Capital
Kimberly Mounts MAP Alternative Asset Management Company
Tony WaskiewiczSisters 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 McGuireMarcato Capital Management



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