A. Ryan Newman

Before joining Poplar Forest in 2008, Ryan spent nine years in the investment banking industry working for Bankers Trust. At Bankers Trust, she was part of the team that made real estate investments on behalf of a public pension fund client. In addition to her investment responsibilities, Ryan was the asset manager for that investment fund. She received a B.A. in Mathematics cum laude from Smith College in 1985, after which she worked for Prudential-Bache Securities in the Investment Banking Department for two years. She then earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. Ryan is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and holds the designation of Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP®).