Diana Ruddy
Strategic Finance & Capital Markets Leader | Driving Growth Through Investment Banking, Real Estate Finance & Advisory
- Role
- Managing Director at Castle Placement
- Location
- Great Falls, MT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Diana Ruddy
With 20+ years in banking, capital markets, and strategic consulting, I bring disciplined leadership shaped by Army ROTC, big bank training and real-world resilience. Raising four children independently has strengthened how I lead, with clarity under pressure, resourcefulness in constraint, and a steady hand through change. I help high-growth and mission-driven teams make smart capital decisions, communicate with impact, and move forward with confidence.
Experience
Managing Director
Apr 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US
Drive strategic growth by sourcing and structuring equity and debt capital for clients in real estate, healthcare, biopharma, energy and innovation, aligning investor priorities with long-term business objectives• Advise executive teams on capital structure, scaling strategies and investor engagement• Support founders and C-suite leaders with opportunity positioning, pipeline strategy, buy box and forward flow agreements, and cross-functional investor alignment• Lead investor presentations and high-stakes conversations, aligning messaging with stakeholder priorities, market dynamics, and funding goals to maximize investor interest
Education
UMass Boston
Bachelor's of Science, Finance
W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University
MBA, Global Management Leadership
University of Colorado Boulder
Graduate School of Banking - Certificate in Bank Management
Skills
- Management Consulting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Analysis
- Sales Management
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Finance
- Business Planning
- Project Management
- Commercial Lending
- Managerial Finance
- Credit
- Financial Modeling
- Management
- Portfolio Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Loans
- Strategic Planning
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