SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silver Creek Capital Management (“Silver Creek” or the “Firm”), an alternative investment boutique focused on developing unique investment solutions for institutional and sophisticated investors globally, today announced that Nathan Kelso has joined the Firm as Chief Technology Officer. For more than a decade, Mr. Kelso was Chief Information Security Officer of Research Affiliates, a global leader in smart beta and asset allocation, and earlier served in a senior information technology role at BlackRock.
"We are excited to welcome Nathan to Silver Creek as we scale our Firm with best-in-class talent,” said Bob Ratliffe, President of Silver Creek. “Nathan’s extensive information technology experience, paired with his deep understanding of the investment management sector, will be invaluable as we build systems to increase efficiency and strive to provide the highest-quality service for our clients.”
“Silver Creek has established itself as an innovative investment manager that values utilizing leading-edge technology across strategies,” said Mr. Kelso. “I am pleased to join the team and share my considerable experience to continually enhance the Firm’s platform to support its future growth and performance.”
The addition of Mr. Kelso follows Silver Creek’s recent hiring of David Matter as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Michael Callahan as Managing Director, Business Development.
Mr. Kelso has nearly 30 years of experience serving in information technology roles in the investment management sector. Prior to Research Affiliates, he was Director of the Platform and Integration team supporting BlackRock Alternative Advisors, where he managed the deployment of a client tracking system across the platform. Mr. Kelso joined BlackRock in 2007 upon its acquisition of the core asset management business of Seattle-based Quellos Group, where he was Associate Director, Product Management. He holds a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Washington State University and is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the Orange County Society of Financial Analysts.
About Silver Creek Capital Management
Silver Creek is an intentionally opportunistic investor with 30 years of history and experience utilizing an unconstrained investment approach centered on generating returns within compelling segments of select alternative asset classes. Our experience extends across distinct private credit, real asset, and absolute return strategies. We create long-term solutions for long-term clients, helping them enhance and complete their portfolios with exposures designed to produce strong results with less market correlation than traditional alternative products. Silver Creek has a history that dates back to 1994 and currently manages $8.6 billion (including uncalled capital and assets under advisement as of December 31, 2023) for a global set of institutional investors. To learn more about Silver Creek, visit www.silvercreekcapital.com.
