Deals & People April 7, 2009

Roland|Criss Adds Higher Education, Non-Profit Industry Veteran

Roland|Criss Fiduciary Services, a provider of fiduciary protection and certification programs to retirement plan sponsors and endowments, announced the addition of Brian Cressey to its staff.

Reported by

Ellie Behling

Cressey will serve in the role of director of the West Region, according to a news release. He has more than 25 years of experience delivering retirement plan solutions to plan sponsors in the educational, research, governmental, and non-profit sectors.

In his new role, Cressey will focus on serving plan fiduciaries in the corporate, public, and non-profit sectors to mitigate fiduciary risk by utilizing Roland|Criss’ proprietary training, rating, and certification programs, the company said.

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Prior to joining Roland|Criss, Cressey served as the director of Institutional Relationships at the SageView Advisory Group, a registered investment adviser located in Irvine, California. Cressey joined SageView last summer (see “SageView Advisory Group Adds Non-Profit Specialist from TIAA-CREF“).

Before going to SageView, he served as a regional vice president responsible for middle market institutions in the West for TIAA-CREF. He also played a key role in developing and managing TIAA-CREF’s Washington, D.C., and Newport Beach, California, branch offices, according to the release.