Meredith Jones, Managing Director
Meredith Jones joined PerTrac Financial Solutions in December 2001. She currently serves as a Managing Director and the head of global marketing. Meredith is responsible for all strategic and tactical marketing efforts. She chairs the Product Planning Committee. She oversees and edits all outbound marketing efforts, including press releases and communication, email campaigns, client communications, web content, brochures, conference materials and researching, speaking and writing about alternative and traditional investments. Meredith also arranges and negotiates strategic partnerships for PFS, including data vendor relationships, channel partners and external non-technical vendors.

Meredith has written articles and book chapters for a number of financial publications, including the Alternative Investment Management Association Journal, ASFR Magazine, Alternative Investment Quarterly  and the Managed Funds Association Reporter. Her research has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Wealth Manager, the Economist, SmartMoney.com and other publications. In addition, Meredith spends a great deal of time on the speaking circuit, giving presentations on a wide range of hedge fund-related topics.

Prior to joining PFS, Meredith was Vice President and Director of Research for Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc., a global hedge fund consultant. There, she led a staff of ten research analysts in manager selection, evaluation and ongoing monitoring. Meredith conducted quantitative and qualitative due diligence, onsite visits and portfolio construction, as well as a number of other research functions. She graduated with honors and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa from Centre College in 1993.