Tricia Ward

Tricia is a Managing Director and Head of Private Markets at Redington.  Having joined Manager Research in 2021 she has responsibility for leading the private markets research team to source, select and deliver best-in-class investment solutions across the private markets and impact asset classes to Redington’s institutional and wealth management client base.  She regularly advises clients on the strategic and tactical direction of their private markets portfolios, notably amongst rapidly changing dynamics in the private markets.  Tricia is also a voting member of Redington’s Investment Strategy Committee and chairs the Redington Research Forum. 

Prior to Redington, Tricia most recently gained experience in the Public Sector at the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, developing the private credit (particularly the broader alternative credit universe), private equity and infrastructure investment programmes, alongside helping to build the ESG framework for private markets. 

Tricia launched her career on the Graduate Programme at Goldman Sachs over 20 years ago, where she also qualified as a Chartered Accountant, an ideal foundation before moving to a credit hedge fund.   In 2008 Tricia joined Absolute Return Partners, an alternatives investment management boutique, as a private credit and ILS analyst.  In 2010 she was made Partner and built out the investment research and management teams for private markets, with a continued focus on private credit.  Tricia also took on responsibility for key advisory relationships with pension funds and Family Office clients supporting strategy education, fund selection, implementation and monitoring of managers.

Tricia is a founding member of Women in Private Credit (WPC), a network of senior women dedicated to advancing private credit and empowering its female leaders, where she also acts as chair of the education pillar to support the continuing development of female leaders and the private credit asset classes.