Cian Desmond is a Portfolio Manager, AVP – Alternative Investments at Wilshire Associates with responsibility for investment research, strategy and portfolio management across multiple types of alternative investments, including alternative income, specialty hedge funds, private real assets and private credit. Before joining Wilshire, Mr. Desmond worked as Director of Research at Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk LLC in Boston with primary responsibility for developing investment strategy, alternative investment research, and manager selection. Mr. Desmond is a CFA Level III candidate and received a BS in Finance from Wake Forest University.