The New York-based firm has brought in a new managing director.

Alternative Investment Management has recruited Ryan Quinn as a managing director focused on portfolio management and researching hedge fund and private equity managers and investments.

Prior to joining AIM, Quinn was a shareholder and director at Canterbury Consulting, an institutional investment consulting firm, where he worked with endowments, foundations and high net worth families on asset allocation, investment manager selection and performance evaluation.

At Canterbury, Quinn also served as chair of the hedge fund manager research committee and the private equity manager research committee.

Before that, Quinn was a senior analyst at Monticello Associates and earlier in his career worked on the New York Stock Exchange for Deutsche Bank, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch.

AIM manages approximately $1 billion in alternative assets, with a focus on private equity and hedge funds.

Investors include HNW individuals and family offices, foundations, endowments, and corporate and public pension plans.