George H. Walker

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Neuberger Berman

Speaker

George has served for 15 years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager founded in 1939. The firm manages $474 billion of equities, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for global institutions, advisors and individuals. With offices in 26 countries, Neuberger Berman has been named by Pensions & Investments as the #1 or #2 Best Place to Work in Money Management for each of the last ten years (firms with more than 1,000 employees).

Prior to Neuberger Berman re-emerging as an independent firm in 2009, George was Global Head of the Investment Management Division at Neuberger Berman's former corporate parent, Lehman Brothers. Previously, George spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a partner and a member of the firm’s Partnership Committee. George’s current board service includes the Investment Company Institute (Chairman), the Partnership for New York City (Vice Chair), the Ford Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering and the Trinity School. George earned a BA, BS and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.