Ryan Frydenlund is Raffa Investment Adviser’s Director of Operations and ensures that clients receive an extraordinary level of service.
Ryan works alongside the firm’s President and Chief Investment Officer to oversee portfolio management, operational, and administrative responsibilities. Ryan joined Raffa in 2017 and received his Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation, administered by the CFA Institute, in 2019. Ryan received his Certificate in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing, also administered by the CFA Institute, in 2022. Ryan received his Certified Investment Management Analyst designation, administered by the Investments & Wealth Institute, in 2023.
Ryan has lectured or been quoted on issues impacting nonprofit & association investing for the following organizations: Marcum’s Nonprofit Learning Community, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and Association TRENDS. Ryan is a member of the Colorado Society of Association Executives and Association Forum.
Ryan graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Ryan’s career began in 2014 at Cambridge Associates, LLC where, as an Investment Operations Analyst, he prepared research materials for use in investment appraisal, created capital markets exhibits, and answered stakeholder inquiries as a subject matter expert on investment fund intricacies. Ryan has served as a panelist for a CFA Society of Washington DC conference on Portfolio Management Software. Ryan is a member of the CFA Society of Colorado. Ryan is an investment adviser representative of Raffa.