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SuperReturn US West
September 14 - 15, 2026
Four Seasons Beverly HillsLos Angeles

Robert Picard
Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments at Hightower Advisors
Panelist

Profile

Robert Picard joined Hightower in June 2022 as a Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments


Mr. Picard has 30+ experience on both the buy and sell side, having built multi-billion-dollar alternative investment programs at First Republic Private Wealth, The Carlyle Group, Optima Fund Management, RBC Capital Markets and InfraHedge/State Street.


As First Republic's head of alternative investments, he consolidated two alternative investment businesses into one platform and generated meaningful growth in both wealth management team participation and fund offerings across all asset classes.
Prior to that, he spent more than a decade as founder and CEO of The Rumson Ridge Group, a consultancy focused on building alternative investment platforms. He is a graduate of the College de Geneve, and attended the University of Geneva Law School.


Mr. Picard has spent much of his career performing due diligence on manager strategies, visiting over 1,000 firms globally in the last 25 years.

Agenda Sessions

  • The Private Wealth surge: Democratizing private markets

    4:40pm