Ryan Werffeli
Ryan Werffeli
Chief Operating Officer and Head of LP Partnerships
Malk Partners
Ryan has extensive experience building ESG programs for numerous General Partners (GPs) and after 7 years now focuses on collaborating with Limited Partners (LPs). His work involves evaluating manager performance and supporting LPs in achieving their responsible investment objectives. This includes developing ESG strategies, benchmarking against peer institutions, enhancing manager engagement and scoring, and providing training, reporting, and framework alignment. Ryan takes pride in transforming ESG reporting from a compliance exercise into a driver of differentiation and value creation.
Malk Partners is a premier advisor to private market investors, helping them create and protect value through effective environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management and impact investing. Founded in 2009 and acquired by SLR in 2024, Malk Partners serves over 150 of the world’s leading alternative investment managers, helping them define ESG goals, achieve tangible results, and guide their portfolio companies in creating value while mitigating risks. The firm is headquartered in New York City.
Malk Partners is a leading consulting firm specializing in ESG and Impact Advisory for Private Markets. Over the past seven years, Ryan has played a pivotal role in scaling the firm from 8 to 80 employees and navigating its successful sale to SLR in 2024.
