Nicolas Berggruen

Nicolas Berggruen was born in Paris in 1961 and studied at l'Ecole Alsacienne before attending Le Rosey in Switzerland. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from New York University in 1981. He then worked for Bass Brothers Enterprises on the real estate side of this family-held investment firm, as well as for Jacobson and Co., a leveraged buyout company. In 1988, Mr. Berggruen co-founded the Alpha Group, a hedge fund operation, which was sold to Safra Bank in 2004. He is now chairman of Berggruen Holdings. The firm and related entities have made well over 100 direct investments during the last 20 years by committing entirely their own capital across diverse industries, focusing on building long-term value. Investments are often socially and culturally driven. The Berggruen Group has offices in New York, Berlin, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Mumbai.