Ricardo L.  Cortez

Ricardo L. Cortez

Ricardo L. Cortez, CIMA® Co-Chief Executive Officer Broadmark Asset Management Mr. Cortez joined Broadmark in September 2009 as President, Global Distribution. He was named Co-CEO in June 2013 and continues to be part of the Investment Team. Mr. Cortez has over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry. Most recently, he spent 8 years as President of the Private Client Group for Torrey Associates, LLC, based in New York City. Prior to that, he was Vice President at Goldman Sachs and Product Manager for Goldman's external money manager program, Global Multi-Manager Strategies. Before joining Goldman, he spent 11 years at Prudential Investments as a Senior Vice President overseeing product development, communications, and sales for the Investment Management Services Division. He graduated cum laude from Queens College of the City University of New York with a B.A. and has been a guest lecturer on Investment Policy and Hedge Funds at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and at Harvard University. Mr. Cortez was awarded the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation in 1993 and is the author of numerous published articles on hedge funds.