Matthew Ahern

Managing Principal at Knightsbridge Advisers

Speaker

Matthew is actively involved in all aspects of portfolio management, including all investment due diligence and decision-making processes.

Matthew joined Knightsbridge from Bank of America – Merrill Lynch (“BAML”) where he was the Co-Head and Managing Director of a $2 billion discretionary primary and secondary private equity and venture capital platform. He also led efforts in the research and execution of non-discretionary investments of more than $10 billion for the benefit of clients. He held a senior role on the Investment Committee and held numerous board seats on both fund and direct investments.

Prior to joining Fleet Bank in 2002 (through multiple acquisitions, later became BAML), Matthew was a founder and Director of Capitalyst Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund with offices in Boston and Washington, D.C. Earlier in his career, Matthew participated in an MBA private equity training program at HarbourVest Partners.

Matthew holds a BA from Boston University and an MBA from the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, summa cum laude.