Gideon Berger

Co-Founder & CEO at LuminArx Capital Management LP

Speaker

Gideon Berger is the co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LuminArx Capital Management LP.

Before launching LuminArx Capital Management LP in 2023, Mr. Berger was a Senior Managing Director and the co-Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (“BAAM”). Mr. Berger was the Chairman of BAAM’s Investment Committee and was a member of BAAM’s Management Committee. During his tenure at BAAM, Mr. Berger oversaw the management of client asset growth from ~$1bn to ~$80bn. Mr. Berger conceived and led several strategic initiatives that contributed to BAAM’s evolution from a traditional fund of funds to a hedge fund solutions provider with a variety of strategies for both institutional and individual investors and a combination of both direct and fund investments. Prior to joining BAAM, Mr. Berger co-founded a technology startup Ez-Ways.com focused on logistics.

Mr. Berger holds a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Vassar College, an MS in Applied Physics from Columbia University, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Courant Institute at NYU.