Cliffwater, LLC Employee Directory
Financial ServicesCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Cliffwater, LLC is a financial services firm based in Marina Del Rey, California, founded in 2004. It advances how investors understand and access alternatives through its research, proprietary indices, and evergreen private markets funds, including the Cliffwater Direct Lending Index—the first published benchmark for direct lending—and the Cliffwater Evergreen Private Equity Index. The firm also serves wealth management clients with a broad set of alternative investment solutions, anchored by its private markets interval fund platform, which holds about $44.5 billion in net assets as of March 31, 2026 and includes the two largest credit interval funds. The company positions itself in the private markets and alternatives space, offering research and advisory capabilities alongside asset management. A recent development is the appointment of Sean Murray as Head of Retirement Solutions in April 2026 to expand its retirement-focused distribution.