Executive Director, Shareholder, Investment Research
Lindsay Searer, CFA®
As an Executive Director of Investment Research and Shareholder of Crestone Capital, Lindsay is responsible for sourcing and diligence of new investment opportunities, as well as ongoing investment monitoring. Lindsay focuses primarily on alternative investment strategies. She is an active contributor to Crestone’s Investment Committee.
Lindsay joined Crestone in 2007. From 2007 to 2012, she served as Crestone’s Real Estate Asset Manager and was responsible for managing all aspects of Crestone’s direct real estate portfolio. During her tenure, Crestone’s direct real estate portfolio was comprised of one-half million square feet of office, flex, and mixed-use properties in Colorado.
In 2012, Lindsay formally transitioned to Crestone’s Investment Research team and became a generalist investor, covering all asset classes. Today, she spends most of her time on alternative asset classes, including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate, and private credit funds. Lindsay relocated to San Francisco, CA in 2015 and co-anchors Crestone’s West Coast office.
Lindsay earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Colorado. She is a CFA® charterholder.
Lindsay serves on the Limited Partner Advisory Committees for three funds.
What do you love most about being part of Crestone?
The people. I have the opportunity to work with smart, capable, and fascinating people across our team, client base, and investment manager community.
What quality of yours makes you best suited to do what you do?
I am intellectually curious and am not shy about asking a lot of questions.
What do you love to do outside of work?
I love to travel, learning about different cultures and economies. My favorite trip to date was to Sri Lanka.