Management

Mark Gerson, Executive Chairman

Mark Gerson is the Executive Chairman of Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), which he co-founded in 1998. Mark is the author of several books published by the Free Press, Addison Wesley and Madison Books. He has also written numerous articles and essays which have been published in newspapers and magazines including The New Republic, Reader's Digest, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. He serves on the boards of the American Friends of the IDC, Manhattan Institute, Yale Chai Society, and Imentor. Mark is a graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School.
mgerson@glgroup.com

Alexander Saint-Amand, President and Chief Executive Officer

Alexander Saint-Amand is Chief Executive Officer at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Before joining GLG at its inception, he worked for Bloomberg LP in New York and Frankfurt. Alexander is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
alexander@glgroup.com

Michael Blumstein, Chief Financial Officer

Michael Blumstein is Chief Financial Officer at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). He previously was Morgan Stanley's director of US equity research for four years and a leading insurance and financial services equity analyst for the prior 15 years at Morgan Stanley and First Boston. Early in his career, Mike was a business-financial reporter for The New York Times. Mike received an AB in economics from Brown University and earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He is a chartered financial analyst.
mblumstein@glgroup.com

Paul Ciraolo, Managing Director, Europe Business Development

Paul Ciraolo is Managing Director of European Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Before joining GLG in 2004, he was Partner at Arete Research, an independent research organization where he focused on business development. Previously, he spent five years at Robertson Stephens where he was Managing Director in the London operation. Mr. Ciraolo has more than 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds a BSc from New York University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU.
pciraolo@glgroup.com

John Donoghue, Director, Business Development

John Donoghue is Director of Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) where he focuses on developing commercial relationships with corporations and professional service firms. Prior to joining GLG, John practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers LLP and served as Associate Counsel to Vice President Al Gore. John received his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University.
jdonoghue@glgroup.com

Michael Duran, Managing Director, Private Equity Business Development

Michael Duran is Managing Director of Private Equity Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Previously at GLG, Mike was head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Research Practice Prior to joining GLG, Mike was a Partner at Apax Partners focusing on early-stage technology investing. Earlier, he was Vice President of Equity Research at Lazard where he covered data networking companies. Mike held industry positions at Salomon Brothers and AT&T Bell Laboratories. He holds a CFA designation, an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MSEE degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a BSEE degree from the University of Washington.
mduran@glgroup.com

Andrew Goldman, Managing Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Policy

Andrew Goldman is Managing Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Policy. He was, until recently, Executive Vice President for Global Marketing and Communications at Instinet, where he not only managed communications, public relations, investor relations, advertising and general marketing, but also all public policy and government relations for what is still the world’s largest agency broker and was previously one of the nation's largest electronic marketplaces. Before joining Instinet (then Island) in 1999, Andrew was Managing Director and co-founder of Clark & Weinstock’s Washington office, a leading public policy firm, and before that he held positions at the American Enterprise Institute, the Department of Defense and The Wall Street Journal. He received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. Andrew graduated from Wesleyan University.
agoldman@glgroup.com

Mark Haseltine, Vice President, Engineering

Mark Haseltine is Vice President of Engineering at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Mark joined GLG from Context Media, a leading provider of enterprise content integration software and services, where he was vice president of products. Previously, Mark served as an executive team founding member and vice president of engineering at AltaVista Software, a division of AltaVista Company. His responsibilities at AltaVista included building and managing the team that developed the search Web site. Prior to AltaVista, he served as a development director for Oracle Corporation where he spearheaded development efforts in CRM and E-Commerce product areas. Mark holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MS in Computer Science from Stanford University.
mhaseltine@glgroup.com

Laurence Herman, General Counsel and Managing Director

Laurence Herman is General Counsel and Managing Director at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Prior to joining GLG, he worked for Cahill Gordon & Reindel as a corporate lawyer and was Senior Vice President, Operations, for Capital IQ, Inc. More recently, he worked in strategic development for Delphi Capital, working with the firm’s affiliated fund of funds and hedge funds, insurance companies and other investment projects .Laurence received a BA from Williams College and earned a JD from the University of Chicago.
lherman@glgroup.com

Thomas Hutzel, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President

Thomas Hutzel is Chief Accounting Officer at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Before joining GLG, he was Chief Financial Officer for nine years at Spencer Trask Venture, a New York- based venture capital firm. During Thomas’s tenure at Spencer Trask, he was the CFO and a board member serving several of the firm’s portfolio companies. He was responsible for the assessment and implementation of financial and accounting infrastructure within the portfolio companies. Early in his career, Thomas worked for Ernst &Young in the Entrepreneurial Services Division. Thomas received a BS in Accounting from St. John’s University and is a certified public accountant.
thutzel@glgroup.com

Sam Jacobs, Managing Director, Americas Research

Sam Jacobs is the Managing Director for Americas Research at Gerson Lehrman Group. Previously Sam was responsible for global client service and for running GLG’s Consumer Goods & Services research practice, which he launched in 2003. Prior to GLG, Sam worked at Capital One Corporation in their Global Finance Division, at Stern Stewart & Company in their Middle Market Finance Group and as the founder of two technology-based entertainment startups. Sam is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce and a second major in Economics.
sjacobs@glgroup.com

Elizabeth Keig, Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Development

Beth Keig is Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Beth began her career with Electronic Data Systems in Dallas and London holding positions in corporate development and international legal support. She held a shareholder position for 16 years with the South Texas firm of Cox Smith Matthews practicing corporate, securities, and technology law. She is an active member of the Advisory Board for the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin and the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes, Austin Chapter. Beth earned a BS in Computer Science and a JD from University of Texas at Austin.
bkeig@glgroup.com

David Legg, Managing Director, Europe and Asia

David Legg is Managing Director of Global Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Prior to joining GLG, David was at McKinsey & Company overseeing strategy and business development projects in the United States, Canada and England. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada, and holds a PhD in political science from Yale University. In addition, David holds a law degree from Oxford University where he was a Chevening fellow.
dlegg@glgroup.com

Aaron Liberman, Managing Director, US Sales

Aaron Liberman is Managing Director of US Sales at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Before joining GLG, Aaron was Managing Director and Head of North American Equity Sales at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he was with Goldman Sachs for 14 years holding positions of increasing responsibilities including Managing Director of Institutional Sales. Aaron also held a consulting position with Bain. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and holds a BA in Economics from Yeshiva University. He is also licensed Series 7, 8, and 63 securities professional.
aliberman@glgroup.com

Dmitri Mehlhorn, Managing Director, Global Research

Dmitri Mehlhorn is Managing Director of Global Research at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Dmitri joined GLG from O’Melveny and Myers, where he was a practicing antitrust Counsel, and served as Director of Strategy. Prior to joining O’Melveny and Myers, Dmitri was an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company. He has published articles on legal issues focusing on economics and technology. Dmitri is a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University, and Yale Law School.
dmehlhorn@glgroup.com

Margaret Molloy, Vice President, Marketing

Margaret Molloy is Vice President of Marketing at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Margaret joined GLG in 2006 from Avistar Communications where, as Managing Director, she spearheaded user adoption of technology. For six years earlier, she served Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle in 2006). Her roles there included Senior Director of Field Marketing & Customer References; Director of Customer Strategy focusing on business cases and ROI analysis; and Senior Product Line Manager launching Siebel’s CRM software in the Media vertical market. Earlier in her career, Margaret served Telecom Ireland (Eircom) as Vice President of Marketing, promoting Ireland as a business destination for US companies. She holds a BA in European Business from the University of Ulster (Ireland) and the Universidad de Valladolid (Spain). Margaret earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
mmolloy@glgroup.com

Robin Pinckert Nelson, Vice President, Strategy and Finance

Robin Pinckert Nelson is Vice President of Strategy and Finance at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Prior to joining GLG, Robin was a Principal at Accretive Technology Partners. Previously, she spent five years as COO and CFO of Endeavor Global, during which time she helped expand this early-stage international economic development organization to a global network in six emerging-market countries. Prior to this, she was Director of Strategic and Financial Planning for Medical Affairs at Oxford Health Plans, where she worked with the Chief Medical Officer to help implement Oxford’s turnaround plan. Robin also worked in early-stage venture capital at Fidelity Capital, in a turnaround at Rax Restaurants, and in investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BA from University of North Carolina, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
rnelson@glgroup.com

Phillip Pon, Managing Director, Asia Business Development

Phillip Pon, Director, is responsible for Gerson Lehrman Group Asia business development. Prior to joining GLG, Phillip held positions at KKR/Capstone, McKinsey & Company, and CIBC Merchant Banking. He received his undergraduate degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario, and holds an MSc in Forced Migration from Oxford University.
ppon@glgroup.com

James Yockey, Managing Director, Business Development

James Yockey is Managing Director, Business Development at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), where he heads GLG's hedge fund sales and account management team. He joined Gerson Lehrman Group in 2000. James previously developed and led GLG’s Energy & Industrials practice for five years. James is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar.
jyockey@glgroup.com