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Deals & People September 3, 2013
Mercer Hires Principal in Oregon Investments Business
Travis Pruit has joined Mercer as a principal in its Investments business in Portland, Oregon.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
He will provide investment consulting services to institutional endowment, foundation and not-for-profit clients as well as large defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
Pruit has more than 18 years of consulting and investment experience working in strategic planning, development of investment objectives and policies, asset allocation, investment manager selection and research, transition management and investment performance evaluation. He joins Mercer from Arnerich Massena, Inc. where he served most recently as a senior institutional adviser and co-chief investment officer. Prior to joining Arnerich Massena in September of 1999, Pruit worked at Copper Mountain Trust Company.
Pruit holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business-Finance from Oregon State University. He is a CFA charterholder.You Might Also Like:
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