After serving as corporate treasurer of Young & Rubicam, Inc. and Cadbury Schweppes, Inc., Mr. Raver moved to the buy side of global capital markets, becoming Director of Research at Evaluation Associates, then Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Investment Management ($65BN AUM), and finally CEO/Chief Investment Officer of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust ($32BN AUM).  Today he manages his own firm, Alban Row Investments, providing consulting and advisory services to retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and money managers.  He also serves as a director or investment committee member of a number of financial institutions, including a NYSE-listed insurance company.