Howard H Newman

Bio

Mr. Newman is the president and chief executive officer of Pine Brook, which he co-founded in 2006. He currently represents Pine Brook on the boards of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated, LP, Common Resources II, LLC, Essent Group, Ltd., Stonegate Production Company, LLC, and Syndicate Holding Corp. Prior to forming Pine Brook, Mr. Newman was with Warburg Pincus for 22 years, most recently as vice chairman and senior advisor, and as a senior member of the firm's management and investment operations committees. At Warburg Pincus, he led or co-led the energy, financial services, media, real estate and general investment practices, investing in 47 companies, including Newfield Exploration Company, Spinnaker Exploration Inc., Kosmos Energy Ltd., Gryphon Exploration Company, The Marine Drilling Companies Inc., Encore Acquisition Partners, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Mellon Bank Corporation and Dime Bancorp, Inc. Before joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Newman spent 10 years in energy and financial services investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated. He served as an advisor on energy policy to New York Governor George Pataki and as a senior advisor to the Long Island Power Authority. He also serves on the boards of Newfield Exploration Company and SLM Corporation. Over the course of his career, he has been a director or observer on the boards of more than 40 companies, including 18 public companies. Mr. Newman holds a B.A. in Economics magna cum laude with Distinction and an M.A. in Economics from Yale University. He was a Marshall Scholar at Cambridge University and holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University.