Jennifer Ziehe is an independent consultant specializing in asset allocation and alternative investment advisory. With over 15 years of industry experience, Jennifer’s background includes experience at top-tier firms in sell-side quant research, product development & management, & derivative sales. Jennifer most recently served as a Senior Director for CME Group where she worked with buy-side clients, serving as an advocate for and liaison between the Exchange and end-users of CME Group’s diverse set of derivative products and technology solutions, across all asset classes. In this role, Jennifer specialized in covering alternative investment strategies including commodities, managed futures, and real estate/mortgages and built CME Group’s Global Commodity Investment Roundtable series. Jennifer additionally led CME Group’s institutional investor education efforts focused on alternative investments aimed at growing the adoption of alternative investments by promoting research & academic discussion around key allocation decision factors. Jennifer holds a double Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University in Finance & International Business and a minor in Mandarin Chinese. Jennifer is both a CFA and CAIA Charterholder.