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GAIM Ops West
October 5 - 8 2025
Waldorf Astoria Monarch BeachDana Point, CA

Nicole Ford
Director And Principal at FLP Atrato Consulting
Speaker

Profile

Nicole Ford is a Director and Principal at FLP Atrato Consulting where she leads ODD mandates for a diverse client base. She brings over 25 years of experience across front, middle, and back-office operations, working with both alternative and traditional investment management firms. Before joining FLP Atrato Consulting, Nicole held senior ODD consulting roles at Kroll/Duff & Phelps and RVK, where she assessed operational risks of private equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets, hedge funds, and traditional managers for institutional clients. Earlier, she spent more than 20 years in operational and trading roles, including 15 years at TCW Group in Los Angeles. Nicole earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and an MSc in Financial Compliance and Risk Management from Albany Law School (summa cum laude). She is President of the Board of the Portland Alternative Investment Association and mentors retired U.S. veterans through American Corporate Partners.

Agenda Sessions

  • Operational Best Practices - New Ways of Working with Fund Managers

    1:30pm