Valerie A. Ruddick

Ms. Ruddick joined Pathway in 1996 and is a managing director in the California office. She is responsible for investment analysis and conducting due diligence on primaries, secondaries, and co-investments; negotiating and reviewing investment vehicle documents; and client servicing. Ms. Ruddick helps manage the Target Funds team, which oversees Pathway’s proactive investment origination efforts. Ms. Ruddick is a member of various Pathway committees, including the firm’s Investment Committee and Portfolio Construction Committee. Ms. Ruddick also serves on the advisory boards of several private market partnerships.Ms. Ruddick received a BS in economics from the University of California, Irvine, and an MBA from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles.