Nizar Tarhuni

Executive Vice President, Research & Market Intelligence at PitchBook

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Nizar Tarhuni leads the institutional research and editorial departments at PitchBook. He is responsible for managing the firm’s investment strategy, fund performance and emerging technology research offerings, in addition to a daily news product tailored to private market investors and advisors.

Tarhuni is credited for developing PitchBook’s first institutional-grade research product and under his leadership, the team has grown to include over 130 global analysts and journalists. He led the acquisition of Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD) from S&P and is now responsible for those news and research organizations. Tarhuni also serves on PitchBook’s executive leadership team, helping drive corporate planning and strategic initiatives across the organization.

Tarhuni received a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Linfield University.