Lauren Cipicchio joined Pretium Partners as senior managing director and head of central quantitative strategies, effective immediately.
It is a new position.
Ms. Cipicchio will "lead the teams focused on designing, developing, and enhancing the analytics and models used to make investment and operating decisions to advance Pretium's investment strategies," said a news release Monday.
Ms. Cipicchio was managing director, head of data and advanced analytics at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Toronto. CPPIB manages the assets of the C$539 billion ($421 billion) Canada Pension Plan. CPPIB could be reached for further details.
Pretium, a specialized investment firm focused on U.S. residential real estate, residential credit and corporate credit, has about $50 billion of assets under management.