Ben Baldridge

Ben Baldridge, CFA, CAIA, currently serves as Team Lead for Institutional Research at Mariner, where responsibilities include leading research on private debt and real assets strategies for institutional clients. Previously, Ben worked at AndCo Consulting from January 2019 to April 2024, first as Team Lead - Private Markets and then as Senior Research Analyst, focusing on private fixed-income strategies and investment manager due diligence. Prior roles include Director of Manager Research at Newport Group, where leadership involved selecting and monitoring asset managers for institutional clients, and Investment Analyst at Ennis Knupp + Associates, providing asset allocation and investment manager selection advice. Ben holds a BS in Finance and Marketing from Millikin University, earned in 2006.