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CHICAGO, IL (March 28, 2008) – Pamela Kendall-Rijos, a Vice-President at Goldman Sachs & Co., has been named to the Columbia College Chicago Board of Trustees, announced college President Warrick L. Carter, Ph.D.
During her twenty-year professional career, Kendall-Rijos has been an investment advisor to many of the Forbes 400 families. At Goldman Sachs, she and her team are distinguished as one of the largest wealth management teams worldwide with more than $9 billion of assets under management. Kendall-Rijos was recently recognized for her success and was named a member of the Goldman Sachs leadership Council for Private Wealth Management. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Southern Methodist University. Professionally, Kendall-Rijos has earned the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst with the Association of Investment Management and Research. She is an active member of the Chicago Society of Investment Analysts.
Kendall-Rijos has served as a Board Member for the 100 Club of Chicago, a non-profit organization that responds immediately with financial support to families of fallen police officers, paramedics and firefighters located in Cook County, Illinois. Additionally, through Goldman Sachs Community Team Works efforts, she has championed many local volunteer projects for variety of public charities including: Habitat for Humanity, Food Bank, YMCA, as well as numerous volunteer teaching efforts throughout underserved urban campuses.
Kendall-Rijos has a growing personal interest in music and theatre and is an avid patron. She is a member of the Ravinia Festival and the Van Wezel Performing Art Center in Highland Park, IL and Sarasota, FL, respectively.
She resides with her husband, John, her daughter and step-sons in Highland Park, Illinois.
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