By Sheri Wright, Mound City News

Ben Frede, a 1998 graduate of Mound City High School, is the son of David and Karen Frede of Mound City, Missouri, and the grandson of Marcia and the late James Frede of Rock Port, Missouri. Ben and his wife, Elaina, live in Columbia, Missouri, with their two children, Charlotte and Elliott. He is a 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). After college graduation he worked at the UMB and Commerce banks in Columbia before going to work for the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System.  In 2016, Ben brought his experience to the PSRS/PEERS (Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri) where he is the Senior Portfolio Manager.

The following article was published in the Institutional Investor magazine, a leading international business to business publisher, focused primarily on international finance that publishes premium journalism, newsletters and research:

PSRS/PEERS Senior Portfolio Manager Ben Frede has been named by Institutional Investor magazine as one of its 2022 Ten Rising Stars.

Institutional Investor’s editorial team chose the Rising Stars from a pool of talented allocators nominated by their peers, bosses and industry experts. Each Rising Star was honored during Institutional Investor’s fifth annual Allocators’ Choice Awards on September 13, 2022, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City.

These 10 allocators, who work across the United States in both public and private institutions, are expected to one day become talented leaders for pensions, endowments, foundations, health care funds, corporate plans and family offices.

Ben, a senior portfolio manager working in both private equity and private credit, was selected based on his work developing, constructing and implementing PSRS/PEERS’ $11 billion alternatives portfolio. With roots in retail banking, he pivoted during the Global Financial Crisis to become an allocator.

“This is a well-earned and deserved recognition for Ben,” said PSRS/PEERS Chief Investment Officer Craig Husting. “He is talented, motivated and always up to whatever challenges come his way. We are fortunate to have Ben on our investment team.”

Ben adds that he works with and for the more than 230,000 active members, retirees and beneficiaries across the state of Missouri. “I am honored to contribute my services to the past and present educators in the state.”