Opalesque Industry Update - Commonfund, a leading institutional
investment manager, today announced the appointment of Jack H. Foster, Jr.
as Managing Director, Private Equity Specialist.
In this newly created position, Mr. Foster will work with institutional
investors in the Eastern U.S. and Canada to build custom private equity
portfolios of direct funds, secondaries, co-investment and specialized
fund-of-funds. "We are very excited to have Jack join our team" said Keith W. Luke, President, Commonfund Securities, Inc. "We expect his broad private capital experience will help to expand our investor relationships in private equity and provide more institutions with access to our unique programs and capabilities." Prior to Commonfund, Mr. Foster was Senior Vice President at Capital Dynamics, Inc., New York, NY since 2011. While there, he helped clients build private equity programs through funds and custom/separate accounts. He also advised clients on investment opportunities in secondaries, clean energy infrastructure and mid-market buyouts in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Previously, Mr. Foster was a Director, Private Capital at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. - CastleOak Securities and Vice President, Corporate Finance/M&A, at Blaylock & Company both in New York. He has also held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, SONY Music Entertainment and Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Foster holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, New York, NY and a Bachelor of Science, Accounting, cum laude from Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL. He holds Series 7 and 63 certifications and he is New York Regional Vice President for the Robert A. Toigo Foundation. Press Release
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Industry Updates
Commonfund brings on private equity specialist
Monday, February 09, 2015
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