Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny

Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny
Born (1964-05-01) May 1, 1964
Kerman, Iran
Residence London, UK and San Francisco, USA
Nationality British
Alma mater

PhD. University of Cambridge

M.Sc. University of Southampton

BA, University of Nottingham
Occupation Investor, advisor, philanthropist
Spouse(s) Afsaneh Yasmin Khajeh-Hosseiny

Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny (born 1964) is a British private equity investor, venture capitalist and philanthropist.[1] He is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company,[2] a Board Trustee of the Brookings Institution in Washington DC,[3]and Be The Business, a U.K. organization created to close the U.K. productivity gap[4]. He is the founder and Chairman of Open X Innovations LLC, an asset management firm.[5]

Khajeh-Hosseiny is the chairman of Trinity Sky LLP,[6] a family investment office, and the founder and chairman of Open X Innovations LLC,[5] a London and San Francisco-based investment, advisory and asset management firm with a focus on artificial intelligence-enabled enterprise technologies[7]. He is the former CEO and Managing General Partner of Northgate Capital,[8] a venture capital and private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, London and Mexico City.[9] Prior to Northgate he was Head of Global Private Equity Investments at McKinsey's Investment Office (MIO Partners) in New York and London.[2]

Public service

In June 2018, Khajeh-Hosseiny was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution headquartered in Washington, D.C.[3][10]In 2000, he helped found the U.K. non-profit, UnLtd (The U.K. Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) and continues as a member of the organization's investment committee.[11] In September 2018, he was elected to the Board of Trustee of Be the Business, an organization created to close the UK's productivity gap.[4]

Personal life

Khajeh-Hosseiny is married to Afsaneh Yasmin Khajeh-Hosseiny. They reside in London and San Francisco.

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Nicholas (2010-06-22). "The Top 30 Venture Funds And The Also-Rans". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. 1 2 "Inside McKinsey's private hedge fund". The Financial Times. June 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny and Tom Kaplan Join the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees". Brookings. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. 1 2 "Be the Business welcomes Dr. Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny to advisory and trustee board". Marketwatch. October 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Pro Rata". Axios. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Trinity Sky – Investing For Long Term Capital Gains & Social Prosperity". trinitysky.world. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Former Northgate Capital CEO talks about his new hybrid AI-focused firm". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  8. ↑ "McKinsey Alumni Center- Northgate Capital Appoints Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny (98-04 LON) Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity Investments". alumni.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ↑ "Hosein Khajeh Hosseiny - Head of Global Private Equity Investments @ Northgate Capital | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  10. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Brookings. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  11. ↑ "Trustee Report, 2016, UnLtd" (PDF).
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