Preqin, the alternative asset industry’s source of data and intelligence, has appointed George Siguler as a Non-Executive Director.
George holds extensive experience in the industry and is a Managing Director and Founding Partner of Siguler Guff, the private equity investment firm which, together with its affiliates, has over $10.0 billion of assets under management across multi-manager funds and direct investment funds. He is responsible for directing the firm’s private equity investment strategy, sits on the investment committees for all the firm’s funds, and is the firm’s Chief Investment Officer.
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George was a Founding Partner of Harvard Management Company in the early 1970s. During this time, he initiated and managed its venture capital, buyout and hedge fund activity, and also served as Associate Treasurer of Harvard University. In 1983-1984, George served as Chief of Staff of the US Department of Health and Human Services in the Reagan Administration. He was instrumental in founding Commonfund Capital in 1988 and served for many years as one of its directors. He was President of Associated Capital Investors (formerly Bank of America Investment Management Company), serving as Chief Investment Officer from 1985 to 1991, during which time he oversaw the company’ s private equity, bond and common stock portfolios. He was a Managing Director and Head of PaineWebber’s Private Equity Group from 1991 until 1995, when Siguler Guff became independent.
George is a Director of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of MSCI. He serves on a number of boards, including the advisory board of the Center for Asia Pacific Policy at the RAND Corporation and the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University. He is also a member of RAND’s U.S.-Russia Business Leaders Forum, the Russell 20/20 Group and Pacific Pension Institute, and serves on the Pension Advisory Committee of the International Monetary Fund.
Mr. Siguler holds an A.B. in History from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mark O’Hare, Preqin’s Chief Executive, said of the appointment:
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By GlobalData"We are thrilled that George Siguler has joined Preqin’s Board as Non-Executive Director. George brings a wealth of experience from both sides of the industry, having worked for many years as both an investor and a fund manager. Preqin is committed to continuing to serve investors, advisors and fund managers in the alternative asset industry, and George’s insights and experience will be an enormously valuable asset to the company as we continue to grow and evolve."
Commenting on his appointment, George Siguler said:
"I am pleased to join the Board of Preqin as Non-Executive Director. Preqin is an invaluable resource to the alternative asset industry and has been an integral component of Siguler Guff’s research, marketing and investor relations activities for many years. I look forward to contributing to the continued success, long-term growth and evolution of the Preqin platform."
