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Blackrock's has a large alternative focus there I believe, they bought Quellos maybe 3-4 years ago. Also Vulcan Fund, Paul Allen's asset management arm is there and has a large presence in several areas; In fact they were looking for an analyst a few weeks back, I was told by someone inside. That may be worth your cousins time to look into. Beyond those two, Russell is probably the biggest player in the analysis space. I think DA Davidson also has a presence there in Fixed Income.

I don't know much about pay in Seattle so I think your idea would be better than mine. I think it will be very difficult for her to secure the position before arriving as I have had little luck with Jobs there b/c of my geographic proximity and their preference to hire local....

Best to you and your cousin!