Marcia P. Beard
Senior Consultant, RVK
Marcia is a Senior Consultant with RVK and is located in our Portland office. She joined the firm in 1996 and has more than 30 years of experience in investment consulting and asset management industry. In addition to her consulting responsibilities, Marcia serves as chair of the firm’s monthly consultant meetings. As a consultant, Marcia has extensive experience working with corporations, government entities, and endowments and foundations. Marcia’s experience includes developing investment policy statements, formulating asset allocations, developing and implementing asset class manager structure, conducting manager searches, performance attribution and monitoring, and ongoing investment manager due diligence. Prior to joining RVK, Marcia was a Vice President and Team Leader for U.S. Bank of Oregon’s Corporate Asset Management Team. Earlier in her career, Marcia was an Assistant Vice President at Oregon Bank and worked for U.S. National Bank of Danville, Illinois.
Marcia graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics. Marcia is a shareholder of the firm and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee.