Butch Cliff

Mr. Ivan S.
Cliff is an Executive Vice President & Director of Research at Callan LLC.
He is responsible for the following groups: Global Manager Research, Capital Markets & Alternatives Research, and Published Research.
He is a member of Callan's Management, Client Policy Review, Institute Advisory and Alternatives Review committees.
He is also a Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee that oversees all of Callan’s discretionary multi-manager solutions.
He joined the programming group of Callan in 1989 and was instrumental in developing sophisticated performance analytics, as well as solutions to data processing and management problems.
In 1993, he became the manager of the database group, coordinating the design and implementation of performance measurement operations and overseeing the development and maintenance of Callan’s databases.
He was made director of operations in 2000 to manage and develop all Callan's performance monitoring systems and personnel.
In 2007, He became the director of investment research and operations with responsibilities expanded to include oversight of Callan’s Global Manager Research activities.
Mr. Cliff was previously employed as a Principal by Gifford Fong Associates, Inc. where he was developing analytical software for fixed income money managers.
He received his B.A.
in Economics degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.