Diane Banta

Diane Banta is Senior Vice President of Investment Research at Northside Capital Management, LLC, based in Ketchum, Idaho. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has played a pivotal role in investment research, manager diligence, portfolio and risk management, and client service. Her primary focus is on evaluating macro and market conditions and identifying investment opportunities across multiple asset classes.

She specializes in alternative investments, conducting detailed operational and research due diligence on hedge funds and other alternative asset managers. Prior to Northside, Banta served as Vice President of Research at Ironwood Capital Management, a fund of hedge funds, where she was responsible for manager sourcing, analysis, and investment due diligence. Earlier in her career, she worked at Goldman Sachs in the Debt Capital Markets and Executive Office groups, covering corporate bond origination and execution for investment grade issuers.

Banta holds a B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Management from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Her expertise encompasses multi-asset portfolio construction, risk management, and alternative investment strategies, making her a key figure in research-driven investment processes at Northside Capital Management.