Bob Ratliffe joined Kennedy in July 2003 as Senior Vice President — Capital Markets and became a principal of the firm in 2005. He assumed responsibility for all Separate Account Portfolio Management, marketing, client relations and Responsible Property Investment activities in 2008. He serves on the firm's Management and Investment Committees as well as the Board of Managers.
Mr. Ratliffe joined Kennedy after spending seven years as a principal at Eagle River Investments, a private equity firm formed by Craig McCaw after the sale of McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. to AT&T. Mr. Ratliffe participated in the management of Eagle River and its portfolio companies, where he was called on to provide full-time leadership to the companies in varying capacities. In addition to telecommunications and venture capital investments, he was responsible for the purchase and disposition of various real estate assets for McCaw. Prior to joining Eagle River, Mr. Ratliffe spent ten years with McCaw Cellular in several senior management roles. Previously he served as Vice President and Senior Investment Banking Officer at Bank of America, where he was involved in merger and acquisition consulting.
Mr. Ratliffe began his career after graduation from the University of Washington in 1982 by founding, with a partner, a real estate investment banking firm. Mr. Ratliffe holds a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) and the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and the Urban Land Institute. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Institutional Real Estate Letter. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Seattle University and the 10-99 Foundation, which provides grants to the surviving families of police officers who are killed in the line of duty.
To contact Bob Ratliffe by email, please send to BobR@kennedyusa.com.