Simone Balch

Regional Director of Business Development, Cambridge Associates Private Client Practice
Simone Balch is a Regional Director of Business Development for Cambridge Associates Private Client Practice. Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, she is responsible for developing new private client relationships on the West Coast of the United States.
Simone has more than 20 years of investment and private wealth management experience. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, she held positions across geographies and asset classes on Wall Street, in non-profit organizations, and at private investment management and impact investment firms. Simone is passionate about helping investors align their capital to invest in a world that can be more sustainable, safe, equitable, and just, serves on the firm’s Sustainable and Impact Investment (SII) Council. Simone serves as an investment committee and board member at Camphill Soltane Foundation, a non-profit organization that cultivates and strengthens inclusive communities by advocating alongside people with disabilities.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, she has lived and worked on four continents and traveled to more than 50 countries, bringing cultural context and knowledge to her client interactions.
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