Annie Huang is a research analyst for Marquette Associates and has four years of investment experience. She joined the firm in 2025 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on private markets managers as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. She is a member of the alternative investment manager search committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Annie was an assistant vice president at U.S. Bank covering manager selection, research, and due diligence for private markets investments.
Annie holds a B.S. in business administration from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
Fred Huang is a research analyst for Marquette Associates and has seven years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2025 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on U.S. equity managers as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. He is a member of the firm’s traditional investment manager search committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Fred was a senior investment analyst in research/analytics at Wespath Benefits and Investments. Previously, he was an investment operations analyst at Advocate Health.
Fred holds a B.S. in finance from Northern Illinois University. He earned the FSA Credential and is a member of the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and also earned the Certificate in ESG Investing from CFA Institute.
David Lewandowski is a research analyst for Marquette Associates with 10 years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2025 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on sustainable investment products and managers as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. David is a member of Marquette’s sustainable investing group.
Prior to joining Marquette, David was a director of sustainable investing at UBS Asset Management Americas where he supported their active equities and fixed income strategies. Previously, he served as an ESG Risk subject expert at Morningstar Sustainalytics and helped redefine PNC Bank’s Responsible Investment offering. He taught mathematics through Teach For America in Philadelphia.
David holds an M.S. in education from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in marketing with distinction and interdisciplinary honors from Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College. He volunteers with the National Park Foundation.
Nic Solecki is a research analyst for Marquette Associates and has seven years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2021 and works with asset class analysts and research directors on various projects, performs asset allocation studies, and develops macroeconomic and capital markets research.
Prior to joining Marquette, Nic was a business development manager at Ford Credit and previously held several other positions in financial operations, executive strategy, and credit analysis. Nic served in the United States Marine Corps from 2009 through 2013 with expeditionary and combat deployments. As part of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, he deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 as a foreign military advisor team and infantry squad leader.
Nic holds a B.S. in international economic relations from Cracow University of Economics and a B.A. in international relations from Grand Valley State University. He earned the Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets℠ issued by the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals and is a member of the DACFP.
Pooja Vyas is a research analyst for Marquette Associates and has over five years of investment experience. She joined the firm in 2025 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on private markets managers as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. She is a member of the firm’s alternative investment manager search committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Pooja held various positions covering private markets due diligence, portfolio construction and management, and macroeconomic research including roles at a multi-family office, a nationally recognized investment consulting firm, and an investment research firm.
Pooja holds an M.S. in finance from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester, a Master of Commerce with a concentration in accountancy from Mithibai College at the University of Mumbai, and a B.S.B.A. with a concentration in finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
Dennis Yu is a research analyst for Marquette Associates and has nine years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2024 and is responsible for conducting due diligence on real assets managers as well as developing macroeconomic and capital markets research. He is a member of the alternative investment manager search committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Dennis was a fund of funds investment manager at Luminance Capital in Shanghai/Hong Kong and an associate in international business at China Asset Management Co., Ltd. in Beijing.
Dennis holds an M.B.A. with a major in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s of International Affairs with a concentration in international finance and economic policy from Columbia University, and a B.S. in management with a concentration in finance from Purdue University.
Eddie Arrieta is an associate research analyst for Marquette Associates and has 10 years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2022 and works with asset class analysts and research directors on various projects, constructs manager searches, and interacts with investment firms on various topics. Eddie is a member of the traditional investment manager search committee.
Prior to joining Marquette, Eddie was an investment operations analyst at Aviva Investors. Previously, he was a finance associate at Home Partners of America and a senior investment analyst at Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting.
Eddie holds a B.S. in finance & business economics from Southern Illinois University.
Peter Como is an associate research analyst for Marquette Associates and has four years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2022 and works with asset class analysts and research directors on various projects, performs asset allocation studies, and develops macroeconomic and capital markets research.
Prior to joining Marquette, Peter was an associate on the valuation and business analytics team at BDO USA, LLP. He previously was an operations analyst on the asset movement/cashiering team at Northern Trust Securities.
Peter holds a B.A. in criminology, law, and justice with a minor in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.S. in finance from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago. Peter also holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation and is a member of the CAIA Association®.
Zach Houston-Read is an associate research analyst for Marquette Associates and has five years of investment experience. He joined the firm in 2021 and works with asset class analysts and research directors on various projects, constructs manager searches, and interacts with investment firms on various topics. He is a member of the traditional investment manager search committee.
Previously, Zach was responsible for client administration and support as an associate client analyst and performance calculations and analysis as a performance analyst at Marquette. Prior to joining Marquette, Zach worked for Asset Bank America as head of inside sales.
Zach holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago.
Julia Sheehan is an associate research analyst for Marquette Associates and has four years of investment experience. She joined the firm in 2021 and works with asset class analysts and research directors on various projects, constructs manager searches, and interacts with investment firms on various topics. She is a member of the traditional investment manager search committee.
Previously, Julia was responsible for performance calculations and client analysis as a senior performance analyst at Marquette. Prior to joining Marquette, Julia was a research assistant at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research Population Studies Center.
Julia holds a B.A. in economics with a minor in business from the University of Michigan.
