The new hire joins the firm from BlackRock, where he was head of the Americas fundamental fixed-income product strategy.
The firm has added three senior professionals to expand its leadership team across functions.
He was most recently v.p. of investments at the Yale New Haven Health System.
The two new partners will continue in their investment and portfolio management roles.
Ranchland is an emerging real assets manager focusing on value-add operational improvements and active property management.
The new appointment replaces Amanda Young, who departed the firm at the end of April.
The fund hired a new cio after its investment head left the role earlier this year after less than two years of service.
The university has added three new members to its board of trust, including two investment professionals.
The firm has hired the former managing director at a Midwestern-investment company that manages assets related to several family foundations and affiliated firms.
The college has appointed four new members to its board of trustees, including two investors, to support its strategic plan and initiatives.