Scott Ramsower

Scott Ramsower leads the Private Equity Funds Team at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). Through his role at TRS, Scott has oversight responsibilities for the group’s approximately $27 billion private equity fund investment portfolio. In addition, he is a member of the Private Equity Investment Committee and Management Committee, through which he assists in the strategy and development of the overall private equity team and portfolio. Scott also serves on the ILPA Board of Directors and is an ILPA Faculty Member, helping to educate fellow practitioners in the private equity industry. Prior to joining TRS in 2010, Scott was in the New York office of AlpInvest Partners, a leading private equity investor with over €35 billion in AUM. At AlpInvest, Scott focused on evaluating new private equity fund commitments to various strategies around the globe. Prior to AlpInvest, Scott was an associate in the equity research department of Morgan Stanley where he issued sellside research reports on North American mid-cap exploration and production energy stocks. Previously, he also worked in the litigation consulting group at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Scott received a BBA, Finance from Texas A&M University.