Recently retired from a 35-year career as an investor, leader, and builder of alternative asset and private debt teams and businesses. Managed portfolios as large as $36 billion. Led the private debt investment teams at AIG Global Investments and Sun Life Capital Management and co-founded the private debt affiliate for Thomas H. Lee Partners, one of the oldest private equity firms in the U.S. Investments included corporate debt, middle market loans, securitizations, commercial real estate loans, infrastructure debt and project finance including renewable energy. Served on the board of an alternative asset manager, a telecommunications wire manufacturer, a manufacturer of drilling derricks, a reseller of semiconductor equipment, a specialist in insurance claim recoveries, and a publicly traded business development company.

Experience includes:
• Leading and building teams, setting strategies, growing businesses.
• Sourcing private investment opportunities via personal relationships.
• Analyzing industry sectors, companies, and management teams.
• Team building – mentoring, career development, recruiting, building/changing culture.
• Capital raising – marketing and presenting to institutional investors.
• Led investment team that raised over $3 billion in client mandates.
• Co-founded an alternative asset manager which was later successfully sold.
• Negotiating investment documents.
• Monitoring individual company and portfolio performance.