Asset Management
Emily Kochard
Role at RSR Partners
Emily is a Director in the firm’s Asset Management Practice and plays a leadership role working with endowments, foundations, and mutual fund boards. She is involved in all aspects of search strategy, execution, business development, and candidate identification and outreach.
Experience and Expertise
Emily has focused on C-suite and senior-level searches across a broad range of investment management firms, including endowments, foundations, OCIOs, family offices, traditional asset managers, and alternatives firms. In addition, she has helped lead and execute RSR’s mutual fund board recruiting efforts over the last eight years. Prior to joining RSR, Emily interned in Fixed Income Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley, and at hedge and private equity fund of funds firm, Alternative Investment Management (AIM13) in New York City.
Outside of RSR Partners
Emily graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University, with a BA in Classics. At W&L she competed on the varsity tennis team for four years. She grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia and now resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Emily enjoys playing tennis, painting, and traveling to new countries.
Perspectives
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An Insider’s Perspective to Selecting Your Family Office CFO
With more than three decades of experience advising family offices, our team has witnessed a clear and growing shift: the demand for strategic CFOs is accelerating. This trend is particularly pronounced in family offices, whether newly formed or well-established, as they look to increase their assets, prepare for succession, or elevate their operational capabilities.
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An Insider's Perspective to Selecting Mutual Fund Trustees
As mutual fund governance continues to evolve, selecting the right trustees is more important than ever.
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The Evolving Family Office
Today’s family office leaders are refining and reinventing their management strategies to fashion a high-performing office that can serve all generational needs and expectations.
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Asset Management Year-End Newsletter
Given the turmoil in the world around us, we can’t help but be more reflective and thankful at this time of year. We are grateful for family and the relationships in our lives. We are thankful for…
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