Institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has appointed Chris Golio as a managing director in the firm’s business development and client partnership group based in New York.

He will be focus on the Northeast and Midwest US regions and report to Frank Jordan, head of business development and client partnerships.
 
Prior to joining Crestline, Golio (pictured) was a partner for Constellation Associates providing private credit third party institutional marketing services primarily to direct lending and opportunistic managers. While there he specialised in direct lending, opportunistic and other illiquid strategies. 
 
Before that, he was a managing director and the COO of US institutional distribution for Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, where he covered national distribution efforts across fund of hedge funds, private equity fund of funds and real estate fund of funds business. 
 
Golio’s other roles include serving as managing director and co-head of customised solutions for UBP Asset Management, partner and head of business development at Double Alpha Group and a senior vice president at Zurich Capital Markets.
 
This is Crestline’s third recent senior hire for its business development group, following the addition of Jordan in November 2016 and Graham Officer in February 2017.
 
“Chris is a veteran of the credit and alternative investment markets, with a proven track record of identifying the right investors for a variety of different products and strategies,” says Douglas Bratton, managing partner and CIO of Crestline. “With his addition to our team, we are excited for the continued development of the Crestline brand in the institutional marketplace.”
 
“Crestline has long been a top alternative investment firm for institutional investors, and I’m thrilled to join Frank, Graham and others in working together to provide the best possible service to both current and potential investors,” says Golio.