Mr. Alan Quasha is the Chairman and CEO of Quadrant Management, Inc., a principal private equity and restructuring firm that he founded in 1978.  Quadrant and its affiliates manage in excess of $3 billion, and have offices in the U.S., China, India, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

Mr. Quasha is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Vanterra Capital and is an Investment Committee Member of Trilantic Capital Partners.  He is also the Chairman of Carret Asset Management, LLC and Chairman of Brean Murray, Carret & Co.

During his extensive career, Mr. Quasha has invested in hundreds of companies in the U.S. and emerging markets.  Many of these investments were restructuring and turnaround situations requiring significant hands-on operating involvement.

Mr. Quasha served as a Director of Richemont SA from 1988 until he joined the Board of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA (a world leading luxury goods company).  He is also Chairman of HKN, Inc. (a publicly traded independent oil and gas company), and Chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation. He was a past Director of American Express Funds and a former Governor of the American Stock Exchange.

Mr. Quasha holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master of Law degree from New York University Law School, and a Doctorate of Law from the Harvard Law School.