Ryan MacDonald Caia

Ryan MacDonald, CAIA has over a decade of experience in the financial industry. Ryan currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Aperture Investors, a position they have held since November 2022. Before this, they were the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at the same company from April 2021.

Prior to joining Aperture Investors, Ryan was the Managing Director & Hedge Fund Practice Leader at ACA Group from January 2020 to April 2021. Ryan also held various roles at ACA Group, including Senior Principal Consultant from 2016 to January 2020 and Principal Consultant from 2014 to 2016.

Ryan's experience also includes working as an Examiner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2012 to 2014. Ryan started their career as a Senior Associate at PwC Consulting in 2012.

Before joining the SEC and PwC, Ryan worked at Flint Rock Global Investors as the Director of Operations and Chief Compliance Officer from 2009 to 2012. Ryan also had a role in Operational Due Diligence and Business Operations at Austin Capital Management from 2008 to 2009.

Ryan began their career at Victory Capital Management, where they held various roles in Operations, Strategy, Product Management, and Business Development from 2005 to 2008.

Ryan MacDonald, CAIA completed their education at John Carroll University, where they earned both their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. Ryan attended John Carroll University from 1998 to 2002 for their undergraduate studies and from 2002 to 2004 for their graduate studies. Ryan focused their studies on Business Administration throughout their educational journey.