Frank Barbarino, CAIA

Frank started his investment career in 1998 and joined NEPC ten years later. Frank is involved in NEPC’s hedge fund research and due diligence activities, in addition to providing consulting services for the non-traditional asset classes of various public, corporate, Taft-Hartley and endowment/foundation clients. He is also a member of the Fixed Income Advisory Group.

Prior to joining NEPC, Frank was a senior hedge fund analyst at Riverview Advisors.  His responsibilities included hedge fund sourcing and due diligence across various strategies, risk management, and building the firm's investment processes. Frank also worked as a senior research analyst at Fix Asset Management. There, he focused on due diligence of equity long/short hedge funds on a global basis as well as emerging markets and natural resource oriented hedge funds.  Frank was also a product specialist at Morgan Stanley.

Frank received an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the University of Rochester, Simon School. He received a B.A. from Union College with majors in Economics and Music. He is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designee.