Pace Kessenich

Pace Kessenich serves as the Managing Director of Private Investments at Pitcairn since January 2025, following a successful tenure as Chief Executive Officer at Brightside Partners, LLC from November 2019 to January 2025, when Brightside was acquired by Pitcairn. Prior experience includes serving as Partner and Senior Client Advisor, Director of Private Investments, and CEO/President at WMS Partners from May 2007 to November 2019, as well as a Financial Advisor at UBS Wealth Management from 2005 to 2007. Earlier roles include Vice President at Townsend Capital, LLC, Associate at Sterling Partners, and President of CEMCOM Corporation. Kessenich also held the position of Head Lacrosse Coach at Colgate University and served as an Engineer in the United States Navy Nuclear Submarine Force from 1982 to 1991. The educational background includes an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy.