BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meketa Investment Group, a global investment consulting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Tammy Wood as Chief Marketing Officer and Margret Duvall as Director of Communications and Sales, effective January 4. Ms. Wood is based in Meketa’s Portland office and Ms. Duvall in the firm’s Chicago office. Both are filling newly created positions for the firm.

“We are very pleased to welcome Tammy and Margret to Meketa,” said Stephen McCourt, Managing Principal and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Meketa. “Both are very accomplished consulting/OCIO industry professionals who bring with them a level of experience and expertise that is the hallmark of Meketa. We are confident Tammy and Margret will prove valuable additions to our team.”

Prior to joining Meketa, Ms. Wood was Director of Marketing and Business Development at Pacific Ridge Capital Partners. She previously served at Russell Investments, Fisher Investments, Mercer, and Aequitas Capital Partners. Ms. Wood earned a BA in Business Administration, Finance and Marketing from the University of Washington. As Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Wood will be responsible for developing and executing Meketa’s marketing and business development strategy, reporting to the firm’s co-CEOs.

“I am very excited to join the Meketa team,” said Ms. Wood. “We will continue to focus on developing Meketa’s overall marketing and business development strategy, and executing that strategy.”

Ms. Duvall most recently served in the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer practice at Northern Trust for 15 years. She earned a BA in English from Oberlin College and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. As Director of Communications and Sales, Ms. Duvall will be responsible for developing and managing a communications strategy for Meketa’s business units, focused on enhancing the quality of Meketa client, prospect, and marketplace communications materials. She will report to Ms. Wood.

“I am thrilled to be part of such a long-established and highly respected firm as Meketa,” said Ms. Duvall. “I look forward to working closely with my marketing and communications colleagues, continuing our dedicated direct outreach to the marketplace.”

About Meketa

Founded in 1978, Meketa is an employee-owned, full service investment consulting and advisory firm. As an independent fiduciary, the firm serves institutional investors in non-discretionary and discretionary capacities. Meketa’s collective client assets under advisement represent approximately $1.4 trillion. For more information, please visit www.meketa.com.