Hosein 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] a Board Trustee of Be The Business, a U.K. organization created to close the U.K. productivity gap,[4] and a Board Trustee of the Royal Albert Hall in London, U.K.[5] He is the founder and Chairman of Open X Innovations LLC, an asset management firm.[6]

Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny
Born (1964-05-01) May 1, 1964
Kerman, Iran
NationalityBritish
Alma materPhD. University of Cambridge,
M.Sc. University of Southampton,
BA University of Nottingham
OccupationInvestor, advisor, philanthropist
Spouse(s)Afsaneh Yasmin Khajeh-Hosseiny

Khajeh-Hosseiny is the chairman of Trinity Sky LLP,[7] a family investment office, and the founder and chairman of Open X Innovations LLC,[6] a London and San Francisco-based investment, advisory and asset management firm with a focus on artificial intelligence-enabled enterprise technologies.[8] He is the former CEO and Managing General Partner of Northgate Capital,[9] a venture capital and private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, London and Mexico City.[10] 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][11] 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.[12] 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] In February 2020, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Albert Hall Trust.[5] He is a judge for Cambridge University’s Social Innovation Prize, which rewards individuals whose work creates social change at a local or national level.[13]

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. "Inside McKinsey's private hedge fund". The Financial Times. June 6, 2016.
  3. "Dr. Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny and Tom Kaplan Join the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees". Brookings. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. "Be the Business welcomes Dr. Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny to advisory and trustee board". Marketwatch. October 11, 2018.
  5. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. "Pro Rata". Axios. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. "Trinity Sky – Investing For Long Term Capital Gains & Social Prosperity". trinitysky.world. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  8. "Former Northgate Capital CEO talks about his new hybrid AI-focused firm". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. "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.
  10. "Hosein Khajeh Hosseiny - Head of Global Private Equity Investments @ Northgate Capital | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  11. "Board of Trustees". Brookings. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  12. "Trustee Report, 2016, UnLtd" (PDF).
  13. "Cambridge Social Innovation Prize".
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