Nizar Tarhuni

Executive Vice President, Research & Market Intelligence at PitchBook

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Nizar Tarhuni is Executive Vice President of Research and Market Intelligence at PitchBook Data, where he leads the firm’s global Institutional Research and News organizations. He oversees more than 140 analysts and journalists delivering investment strategy, fund performance, industry, and credit research, along with a daily news product for private market investors and advisors.

Tarhuni is credited with developing PitchBook’s first institutional-grade research product and has led key strategic expansions, including the acquisition of Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD) from S&P. Tarhuni also oversees PitchBook’s portfolio management software business, Lumonic, acquired in 2025.

Under his leadership, the department has built a comprehensive quantitative research function responsible for developing a robust suite of performance measurement, risk, and predictive analytics tools, including investable indexes and fund benchmarks, portfolio forecasting models, and liquidity and risk assessments that support institutional decision-making across private markets.