William (Bill) J. Kelly, CAIA is the CEO of the CAIA Association. Bill has been a frequent industry speaker, writer, and commentator on alternative investment topics around the world since taking the leadership role at the CAIA Association in January, 2014. Previously, Bill was the CEO of Boston Partners and one of seven founding partners of the predecessor firm, Boston Partners Asset Management which, prior to a majority interest being sold to Robeco Group in Rotterdam in 2002, was an employee-owned firm.

William (Bill) J. Kelly, CAIA, CEO of the CAIA Association, is an asset management industry veteran with extensive managerial and boardroom experience gained through successive CFO, COO, CEO and Independent Board director roles. He has led both start-ups and full scale global organizations.

Greg Kaufmann has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and investor relations experience within the investment management industry. This includes two global investment banks and four different alternative investment managers. He currently works for Gridline, a technology platform that provides better access to best-in-class Venture, Private Credit, Private Equity, and Real Asset funds. This is done in a technology-enabled, efficient, and much lower-cost manner - and at lower investment minimums.