Doug has worked continuously with Eric Attias from 2002 to 2015. Since 2015, He has been a strategic advisor and board member with alternative and traditional asset managers, wealth managers and family offices with respect to finance, operations, systems, compliance and governance – focused on creating efficiencies, business development, and execution of a wide range of special projects. Previously, Doug was responsible for business development and operational infrastructure for the $10bn AUM Union Bancaire Privee AM. Prior, he was a founding partner and COO of Nexar Capital Group, a $3bn alternative investment manager, that was later acquired by UBP. Nexar Capital Group spun out of the peak $12.7bn Soc Gen AM Alternative Investments, where Doug was the COO. Doug was instrumental in closing three rounds of VC and PE investment in Nexar, its multi-national acquisitions and integrations of Allianz Alternative Asset Management and the Ermitage Group, as well as Nexar’s acquisition by UBP. Previously, Doug had been the COO of Safra AM, and prior of Alpha Investment Management, a multi-family office the hedge fund business of which was acquired by Safra.
Mr. Siekierski received a B.Sc. in Accountancy from Villanova University.
Experience
Guillaume joined Forepont in New York in 2023 after completing his MBA at NYU Stern.
Education
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business
MS in Finance, Washington University in St. Louis
BS in Applied Mathematics, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
Experience
Frederic is joining Forepont as a Partner with a focus on investments. He brings a strong expertise in company valuation, Risk/Reward analysis, Portfolio Construction and Financial Due Diligence.
Prior to joining Forepont, he held senior positions at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Asset Managers as Sr. Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager.
Education
Master Degree in Financial Analysis & Investment Management from Audencia Business School
Experience
Louis joined Forepont in 2020 as a financial analyst following his internship with the firm.
Education
Master in Management at EMLYON Business School (French “Grandes Écoles”).
BBA Finance, Entrepreneuriat à EMLYON Business School.
Experience
Karine has been Forepont since the launch of the company in June 2017. Prior experience includes Natixis CIB North America, Head of the Fixed Income Primary Market Origination desk – CDC Marches Paris (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), Fixed Income Origination, VP covering European issuers
Education
MS in Finance (203), Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
BS in Management, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
Experience
Philippe joined Forepont in January 2021 as the partner in charge of Business development. Prior to joining Forepont, he was the Head of Distribution at Rothschild & Co, and Head of Distribution at Oddo Asset Management.
Education
Institut Supérieur de Gestion
AMF Certification
Experience
Bruce has been Forepont’s Chief Financial Officer since June 2017.
Before Forepont, Bruce co-founded a Commodity Trading Advisor specializing in commodities and currencies in 2002.
Education
BS in Accounting, Brooklyn College, CUNY
CPA certificate received in 1991
A member of the AICPA and NYSSCPA
Experience
Larry has been with Forepont since June 2017 and a driving force behind all initiatives in MedTech and Neuroscience.
Previously, he was the Co-Inventor of a neural network technology at Bell Laboratories, founder of OuterCurve Technologies, and Co-Founder of a women’s healthcare venture that detects breast cancer.
Education
Master of Science & Philosophy in Computer Science, New York University
MS in Mathematics, New York University
