Mark O'Hare

Vice Chairman and Co-Founder of Preqin at BlackRock

Keynote

Mark O’Hare is the co-founder of Preqin and steered the company as CEO until December 2021, when he handed over the mantle to Christoph Knaack, Preqin's Chief Strategy & Product Officer at that time. Mark is well known within the alternatives industry; he regularly visits clients, frequently speaks at industry conferences and events, and is a sought-after media commentator. Prior to founding Preqin, Mark was a Manager with Boston Consulting Group, and founder of Citywatch, the equity shareholdings information service that is now part of Refinitiv.

Mark studied Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge University, where he graduated with First Class Honours and was awarded the Stokes Prize. Subsequent to this he studied Finance at London Business School.