Associate Director of Private Credit, Marquette Associates
Chad Sheaffer is an associate director for Marquette Associates with 14 years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2022 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on private credit products and managers, as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. Chad is the chair of Marquette’s alternative investment manager search committee, works with each of the asset class leads on manager due diligence coverage and priorities, and helps set the priorities and direction for the group. He is also a member of the firm’s investment committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Chad was an investment officer at Haverford College, where he primarily conducted multi-asset manager research for the endowment portfolio. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., an outsourced CIO.
Chad holds a B.S. in business administration, summa cum laude, with concentrations in finance and international business from Drexel University. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia. Chad is also a CAIA charterholder and a member of the CAIA Association®.