Eli is a portfolio manager for the Cliffwater Enhanced Lending Fund and leads credit research. In this role, he is responsible for vetting investment ideas, guiding priorities for the fund, and developing new strategies for deploying capital. Prior to joining Cliffwater in 2007, Eli was a Senior Associate at MSCI Barra, where he conducted research in the areas of trading cost, securities analyst skill, real estate risk, firm valuation, and alpha forecasts. He earned a BA in Astrophysics and Economics with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA with highest honors from The Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles. Eli holds the Chartered Financ