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Kevin Nee, CFA
President of Wilshire Private Markets

Karl Beinkampen
Senior Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer

Ilona Brom
Managing Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

David Chiang
Managing Director

William van Eesteren
Managing Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Marc Friedberg, CFA
Managing Director

Grant Harrison
Managing Director
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Alexander Brummeler, CFA
Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Steve Choi
Vice President

Young Kim
Vice President and Counsel

Jaime Londoņo, CFA
Vice President

Alexandra Ramirez
Vice President

Paul Rodgers, CFA, CAIA
Vice President

Amanda E. Ulczynski
Vice President

Shunichi Umino
Director
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*

Robyn Weiss, CPA
Vice President

Barbara Wilson, CPA
Director
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Meryl B. Epstein
Senior Associate

Rowan Lang
Senior Associate
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Michael Liu, CPA
Senior Associate

Mai Takeuchi
Senior Associate
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*

Ken Kapadia
Associate

Gilles van Kooten
Associate
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Nicky Leatherby
Associate

Aura Medina
Associate

Shawn Quinn
Associate

Bill Bracamontes
Senior Analyst

Kristin Kunert
Senior Analyst

Rick Leon
Senior Analyst

Anthony Luchetta
Senior Analyst

Carol Liang
Analyst

Anthea Liu
Analyst

Ginny Manocha
Analyst

Brent Rosenberg
Analyst

Ran White
Analyst

Ophelia Pruys
Office Manager

Teresa Brotto
Executive Assistant
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Hideko Wasa
Executive Assistant
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*
Kevin Nee, CFA
President of Wilshire Private Markets

Mr. Nee is the President of Wilshire Private Markets and serves as chair of the Wilshire Private Markets Management Committee. He is also responsible for sourcing, performing due diligence and monitoring investment opportunities across private equity sectors within the U.S., as well as oversight of Wilshire Private Markets. He has been an investor in the private markets for 16 years and has served on numerous partnership and company boards.
Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Mr. Nee was with BlackRock, Inc., where he was a Managing Director and member of the Management and Investment Committees for the BlackRock Private Equity Partners team. Prior to BlackRock's acquisition of Quellos Group, LLC, he was a Principal of the latter, where he co-founded Quellos' private capital division. Mr. Nee was also a member of that division's Investment Committee and Portfolio Management Group, and served on the firm's Portfolio Management Group responsible for co-investment activities across alternative asset classes. He began his private markets career in 1993 with INVESCO's private capital group, where he managed fund-of-funds portfolios and participated in direct company investments.
A summa cum laude graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Mr. Nee received his Master in Business Administration degree with honors from Columbia Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Mr. Nee is a member of the Wilshire Associates Board of Directors and joined Wilshire in 2009.

 
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Karl Beinkampen
Senior Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Beinkampen is the Chief Investment Officer of WPM and serves on WPM's Investment Committee. He is also responsible for sourcing, performing due diligence and monitoring investment opportunities across private equity sectors within the US, as well as oversight of WPM investment process. He has been a participant in the private markets for 15 years and has served on numerous partnership and company boards.
Prior to joining WPM, Mr. Beinkampen spent 15 years with Morgan Stanley. His full background includes investing in underlying partnerships and portfolio companies, managing portfolios and investment professionals, and helping to build a highly regarded business at Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director of the firm's Alternative Investment Partners team and served on the division's Business and Investment Committees. He began working with LBO sponsors in 1995, leading equity, fixed income and acquisition finance transactions. He was recruited from within the firm to build Morgan Stanley's private equity fund of funds business shortly after its inception in 2000. While a member of Alternative Investment Partners, he led private equity partnership and co-investment programs, as he executed his portfolio management responsibilities. Earlier in his career, he worked with Scully Brothers & Foss, as well as Kidder Peabody & Co. A cum laude graduate of Princeton University with a degree in Economics, he received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a dual degree in Finance and Operations Management. He joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Ilona Brom
Managing Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Ms. Brom is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of buyout and venture capital investments in Europe. She has 11 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she worked in corporate bond research, most recently as Vice President with Morgan Stanley in London. Ms. Brom was also previously with ABN AMRO Bank in Amsterdam. Ms. Brom serves a number of buyout partnership advisory boards in Europe. Ms. Brom received a MSc degree in Economics/Business Administration from the University of Amsterdam. She joined Wilshire in 2003.

 
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David Chiang
Managing Director

Mr. Chiang is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of U.S. partnership and transaction opportunities and the management of the secondary sourcing process. He has more than 12 years of private equity and transaction experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, he worked as a Principal for ACON Investments, a U.S. middle-market buyout firm. Mr. Chiang also previously worked for the Government of Singapore ("GIC") Special Investments, the private equity arm of a global investment management company, where he served as a member of the U.S. Investment Committee and focused on U.S. buyouts and global distressed investments. Mr. Chiang also worked for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette's Investment Banking Group, focused on financial sponsor coverage and transactions. Mr. Chiang received dual BA degrees from Brown University in Business Economics and Psychology and his MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Chiang is a member of the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Chiang joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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William van Eesteren
Managing Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Mr. van Eesteren is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of buyout and venture capital investments in Europe. He has 12 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, he worked in investment banking, most recently as Vice President with ING Barings. Mr. van Eesteren was also previously with NationsBank and Bank of America in London. Mr. van Eesteren serves on several buyout and venture capital partnership advisory boards in Europe. Mr. van Eesteren received a MSc degree in Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He joined Wilshire in 2001.

 
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Marc Friedberg, CFA
Managing Director

Marc is a Managing Director and Principal in Wilshire Private Markets. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets in 2010, Marc was a Managing Director in Wilshire Consulting which he joined in 1999. He has consulting experience with many types and sizes of investment funds, including corporate and public pension funds, endowments and foundations. Marc has extensive experience structuring institutional portfolios across all asset classes for a broad range of client types and portfolio objectives. Marc is actively involved in decisions and research regarding asset allocation, investment structure, manager selection, manager monitoring, savings plan design, risk management, and other topical areas relating to his role in investment consulting. In addition to his responsibilities as a general consultant, he leads the consulting division's efforts relating to private equity and sits on the hedge fund committee. These efforts include portfolio structuring and due diligence. Prior to working at Wilshire Associates, Marc worked for Oppenheimer Capital in their San Francisco office. Marc received a B.A. degree as a dual business / communications major and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 
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Grant Harrison
Managing Director
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Mr. Harrison is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of buyout and venture capital investments in the Asia-Pacific region. He has more than 15 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, he held the position of Investment Manager with Funds SA, responsible for the development and implementation of investment strategies in the private equity and property asset classes. Mr. Harrison serves on the trustee/advisory boards of several partnerships in Australia. Mr. Harrison received his Bachelor of Business with Distinction from the University of South Australia and holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Mr. Harrison joined Wilshire in 2004.

 
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Alexander Brummeler, CFA
Director
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Mr. Brummeler sources and conducts due diligence on private equity fund investments in Europe. He has more than four years investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, he worked in investment banking, most recently for a boutique advisory firm based in Asia. Since the start of his career, he has originated, executed, and negotiated corporate finance and private equity transactions across a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, technology, basic materials, and consumer durables. He received a MEng degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Mr. Brummeler joined Wilshire in 2004.

 
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Steve Choi
Vice President

Mr. Choi is responsible for private equity taxation issues, financial reporting and operational matters. He has more than eight years of experience providing tax consulting and compliance services to private equity funds, hedge funds and 1940 Act Funds. Prior to joining WPM, he was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Deloitte LLP. Mr. Choi obtained his Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California and his B.A. in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles. Mr. Choi joined Wilshire in 2009.

 
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Young Kim
Vice President and Counsel

Mr. Kim is responsible for all legal matters regarding Wilshire Private Markets. Prior to joining Wilshire, he was Counsel at Bingham McCutchen providing legal services to private equity funds, institutional investors and Fortune 500 companies, among others. Mr. Kim received a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and a JD from Boston College Law School. Mr. Kim joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Jaime Londoņo, CFA
Vice President

Mr. Londoņo conducts due diligence on U.S. venture capital and buyout investments. He has seven years of investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets he worked in Wilshire Analytics where he conducted research on risk models. Mr. Londoņo received his B.S. in civil engineering from the School of Engineering of Antioquia, Colombia, and his M.S. in Financial Engineering from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Mr. Londoņo joined Wilshire in 2002.

 
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Alexandra Ramirez
Vice President

Ms. Ramirez is responsible for portfolio administration and client reporting. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she was with Homestore.com. Ms. Ramirez received her B.A. in Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MBA from Pepperdine University. Ms. Ramirez joined Wilshire in 2002.

 
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Paul Rodgers, CFA, CAIA
Vice President

Paul joined Wilshire in 2007 to work with the firm's investment consulting clients. Prior to joining Wilshire, Paul was a Portfolio Manager at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System ("Ohio PERS"), where he managed the plan's private equity group and its $2.5 billion portfolio. At Ohio PERS, his main responsibilities included identifying, selecting and monitoring private equity partnerships. Paul was a member of a number of leading buyout and venture capital advisory boards. Prior to Ohio PERS, Paul was a Portfolio Manager for the Mellon Financial private equity group, where he invested in private equity partnerships on behalf of Mellon's clients. He earned a B.S. in Finance from Duquesne University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. Paul holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation. Collectively, Paul has nine years of experience in direct investing, placing and monitoring fund investments and advisory board experience.

 
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Amanda E. Ulczynski
Vice President

Ms. Ulczynski oversees investor and consultant relations, and contributes to WPM's marketing efforts. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Ms. Ulczynski was with Mellon Wealth Management in investment accounting, where she was responsible for family office accounts. She received her B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University. Ms. Ulczynski joined Wilshire in 2004.

 
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Shunichi Umino
Director
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*

Mr. Umino is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of buyout and venture capital investments in the Asia-Pacific region. He has more than eight years of investment experience. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, he was an executive director with Morgan Stanley Japan working on private equity and hedge funds. He also has executed investment positions with a prominent Japanese pension fund. Mr. Umino received his Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo. He joined Wilshire in 2007.

 
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Robyn Weiss, CPA
Vice President

Ms. Weiss is the Head of Operations and Controller for WPM. Prior to joining WPM she was a senior manager with KPMG. Robyn obtained her Master of Accountancy from the University of Southern California and her BA from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Weiss joined Wilshire in 2007.

 
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Barbara Wilson, CPA
Director
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Ms. Wilson is responsible for the financial administration of certain Wilshire Private Markets funds and client accounts and their investments in buyout and venture capital funds. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she was Finance Manager to Aria (formerly the PSS & CSS Boards) responsible for all aspects of Aria's and the PSS & CSS Superannuation Funds' financial operations. Ms. Wilson received her Bachelor of Business in Accounting from Victoria University and is a Certified Practicing Accountant. Ms. Wilson joined Wilshire in 2006.

 
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Meryl B. Epstein
Senior Associate

Ms. Epstein is responsible for accounting issues within Wilshire Private Markets. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she spent eight years as an accountant with Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp. Ms. Epstein received her B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Ms. Epstein joined Wilshire in 2000.

 
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Rowan Lang
Senior Associate
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Ms. Lang is responsible for the financial administration of certain Wilshire Private Markets funds and client accounts and their investments in buyout and venture capital funds. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Ms. Lang worked as a financial controller at a diversified asset management firm. She also has experience working for chartered accounting firms, specializing in insolvency. Ms. Lang received her Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Canberra and is a Chartered Accountant. Ms. Lang is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Chartered Secretaries of Australia. Ms. Lang joined Wilshire in 2007.

 
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Michael Liu, CPA
Senior Associate

Mr. Liu is responsible for accounting issues within Wilshire Private Markets. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets he was with HBK Capital Management. Mr. Liu obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Liu joined Wilshire in 2009.

 
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Mai Takeuchi
Senior Associate
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*

Ms. Takeuchi is responsible for evaluating and monitoring private equity investments in Asia with an emphasis on Japan. She previously worked for Morgan Stanley Japan where she was a member of the structured products group. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Ms. Takeuchi worked for Nikko Citicorp as an Associate in the Fixed Income Division and for Deutsche Bank in its Trust & Securities Services group. She received a Bachelors Degree in International Business and Economics from Sophia University. Ms. Takeuchi joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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Ken Kapadia
Associate

Mr. Kapadia is responsible for monitoring existing investments and analyzing new investments in the U.S. He also assists in due diligence on U.S. investments and valuations on secondary investments and co-investments. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Mr. Kapadia worked as a Portfolio Analyst with Highland Capital Management, where he sourced, analyzed and executed investments for private equity and distressed hedge funds. He received his BA in Finance from the Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business. Mr. Kapadia joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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Gilles van Kooten
Associate
(Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.)*

Mr. van Kooten is responsible for monitoring existing investments and analyzing new investments in the European region. He also assists with valuations on secondary investments. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Mr. van Kooten was with Duff & Phelps, where he developed advanced financial models and analyzed valuations. He received his BSc in Information Science from the University of Utrecht and a Masters in Finance & Management from Cranfield University School of Management. Mr. van Kooten joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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Nicky Leatherby
Associate

Ms. Leatherby is responsible for analyzing new investment opportunities and monitoring investments in the Asia-Pacific region. She also maintains a number of Wilshire Private Markets proprietary systems, databases and tools. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she worked for Insurance Australia Group and various finance companies. Ms. Leatherby joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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Aura Medina
Associate

Ms. Medina is responsible for portfolio administration and client reporting. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she was with E Capital Financial. Ms. Medina received her BBA in International Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University. Ms. Medina joined Wilshire in 2006.

 
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Shawn Quinn
Associate

Mr. Quinn is responsible for monitoring existing investments and analysis on new investments. He also assists in due diligence on US buyout investments and valuations on secondary investments. He received his BS in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Quinn joined Wilshire in 2005.

 
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Bill Bracamontes
Senior Analyst

Mr. Bracamontes is responsible for monitoring existing investments and analysis on new investments in the U.S. He also assists in due diligence on U.S. investments and valuations. He received his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University. Mr. Bracamontes joined Wilshire in 2007.

 
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Kristin Kunert
Senior Analyst

Ms. Kunert assists with investor relations within the U.S. She also assists with marketing in the U.S. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Ms. Kunert was a freelance writer for Del Monte Foods and American Media, Inc. Ms. Kunert received her master's degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh and her B.A. in English from SUNY Buffalo. Ms. Kunert joined Wilshire in 2007.

 
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Rick Leon
Senior Analyst

Mr. Leon is responsible for accounting issues within Wilshire Private Markets. Prior to joining WPM, he spent three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he performed financial statement audits for companies in the Financial Services industry. Mr. Leon obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accountancy from California State University, Long Beach. Mr. Leon joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Anthony Luchetta
Senior Analyst

Mr. Luchetta is responsible for monitoring existing investments and analysis on new investments in the U.S.. He also assists in due diligence on U.S. investments and valuations on secondary investments. He received his BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Luchetta joined Wilshire in 2008.

 
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Carol Liang
Analyst

Ms. Liang is responsible for portfolio administration and client reporting. Prior to joining WPM, she was a Corporate Trust Associate at Bank of New York Mellon. Ms. Liang received her BA from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Liang joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Anthea Liu
Analyst

Ms. Liu is responsible for portfolio administration and client reporting. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, she was a finance intern at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Ms. Liu received her B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis on Cinematic-Arts and Finance from the University of Southern California. Ms. Liu joined Wilshire in 2009.

 
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Ginny Manocha
Analyst

Ms. Manocha assists with investor relations within the U.S. She also assists with marketing in the U.S. Prior to joining Wilshire Private Markets, Ms. Manocha worked with Mellon Capital in the marketing group. Ms. Manocha received her B.A. in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Manocha joined Wilshire in 2009.

 
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Brent Rosenberg
Analyst

Mr. Rosenberg is responsible for monitoring existing investments and performing analysis on new investments in the US. He also assists in due diligence on US investments and valuations on secondary investments. He received his BA in Economics and MA in Management from Wake Forest University. Mr. Rosenberg joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Ran White
Analyst

Ms. White is responsible for portfolio administration and client reporting. Prior to joining WPM, she was a staff accountant at Considine & Considine. Ms. White received her B.Acc. from the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. Ms. White joined Wilshire in 2010.

 
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Ophelia Pruys
Office Manager

Ms. Pruys organizes and coordinates all internal affairs in the Amsterdam office and assists the group administratively. Ms. Pruys joined Wilshire in 2006.

 
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Teresa Brotto
Executive Assistant
(Wilshire Australia Pty Limited)*

Ms. Brotto provides client service and administrative support to the Asia-Pacific offices. Prior to joining WPMG, Ms. Brotto worked with Armaguard.

 
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Hideko Wasa
Executive Assistant
(Wilshire Japan K.K.)*

Ms. Wasa is responsible for client service and administration in the Tokyo office. Prior to joining Wilshire, she was an Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Head of Japanese Equity Research at Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining to Deutsche Bank, she was an Executive Assistant at ABN Amro.

 
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Wilshire’s Private Markets Group works in Wilshire offices and affiliated company locations in Santa Monica, Pittsburgh, New York, Amsterdam, Canberra and Tokyo.

Staff members conduct investment research in each market where Wilshire invests. Our Australian affiliated company handles Australian and Far East investment mandates. Our European affiliated company manages European investment opportunities. Our U.S. staff focuses on U.S. private market investments out of Santa Monica and Pittsburgh.

Wilshire Private Markets financial administration is centralized in Santa Monica, which also houses our proprietary due diligence and investment monitoring systems.

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