Ballast Rock Asset Management, a diversified alternative investment manager, has announced that it has appointed Michael G. Welch, as head of investor relations and capital formation.
In this newly created role, Welch will lead the firm's investor relations strategy and capital formation efforts across accredited individual investors, registered investment advisers (RIAs), family offices and institutional investors. He will work closely with the investment and executive leadership teams to expand Ballast Rock's distribution capabilities across its real estate, venture capital and private credit platforms.
Welch joins Ballast Rock after more than a decade at PPM America, where he most recently served as senior managing director and head of relationship management and investor relations. During his tenure, he led global relationship management activities for a $73 billion asset management platform spanning institutional, intermediary and affiliate channels, including str
