Chief Compliance Officer, Principal and Investment Committee Member

Ms. McDowell joined ORG in 2003 and has over 34 years of experience in the institutional investment industry. Ms. McDowell manages ORG’s client reporting, performance measurement, portfolio compliance and monitoring. Ms. McDowell is the project manager and original designer of ORG’s on-line proprietary database ACRES (Automated Client Reporting System). She also serves as ORG’s Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. McDowell is a voting member of the ORG Investment Committee.

Prior to joining ORG, Ms. McDowell spent 10 years with the SBC Communications Inc.’s Master Pension Trust (SBC Master Pension Trust) as Director of Real Estate and Alternative Investments. Ms. McDowell managed the Trust’s real estate asset class investments, including private and public real estate and private equity. Throughout her career Ms. McDowell has been active in Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and was a member of the Plan Sponsor Executive Council. In 2000, she chaired the Plan Sponsor PREA conference. Prior to working with the SBC Master Pension Trust, Ms. McDowell held various positions at SBC Communications Inc. in Finance, Audit and Information Systems acquiring significant experience and knowledge of compliance and audit procedures, financial reporting, investment and risk management and oversight. Ms. McDowell also worked at a boutique equity investment management company here she was responsible for performance measurement and reporting which included GIPS Level 1 compliance reviews. Ms. McDowell is a member of National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). She has been a member of the Real Estate Information Standards (REIS) Council and remains active in the organization’s task forces. Ms. McDowell received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Houston in Texas and hold a designation as a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS).