Jean Eric Salata

Chief Executive and Founding Partner at Baring Private Equity Asia

Jean Eric Salata is Chief Executive and Founding Partner, Chairman of the Investment Committee, a Member of Portfolio Management Committee, and a Member of the Exit and Liquidity Committee at BPEA.

Jean has overseen all investment and divestment decisions made at BPEA, as well as its strategic direction, since he founded the Firm in 1997. Mr. Salata has previously worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company based in Hong Kong, Sydney and Boston, and has also worked as a Director of the Asian private equity investment arm of AIG.

Jean has lived and worked in Asia since 1989, and graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Finance and Economics.