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Gretchen Ascher

Investment Analyst

About Gretchen

Gretchen Ascher is the Investment Analyst of CEI-Boulos Capital Management, LLC, where she is responsible for supporting the senior staff in managing and expanding the company’s investment funds focused on high-impact commercial real estate projects across the country.

Gretchen is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration and minor in public policy. She previously worked as a Lending and Investment Intern with CEI, where she supported the creation of anti-racist and justice-focused initiatives within the underwriting process. Additionally, she worked as a Housing Policy Research Intern for the City of Detroit through the Mayoral Fellowship Program where she led policy analysis for trades workforce support programs. Gretchen served as Co-President of her university’s Net Impact undergraduate chapter, which aims to grow leaders at the intersection of business, social impact, and sustainability, and was an active member of Epsilon Eta, a professional environmental fraternity.

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