Pete Knerr

Pete Knerr is a Partner and Managing Director at CornerStone Partners Capital Management, LLC in Charlottesville, VA, where he serves as Co-Head of the Public Investments Team and is a member of the Investment Committee. In his current role, he is responsible for strategy development, portfolio management, and manager selection for institutional clients, with a focus on public equity and related liquid asset classes.

Knerr brings a depth of expertise in public markets, honed through prior roles in equity research at RBC Capital Markets, where he specialized in oilfield services, master-limited partnerships, and royalty trusts. Earlier in his career, he worked at Ernst & Young, LLP, supporting financial audits for asset management clients including hedge funds and private equity firms, providing Knerr with a broad perspective on diverse investment strategies and asset classes.

He holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Accounting from UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Noted for his analytical rigor and sector expertise, Knerr has contributed to shaping CornerStone Partners’ investment approach across energy, financial services, and public equities, and is recognized for his leadership in research-driven investing within institutional portfolios.