Michael Arpey

Bio

Michael W. Arpey is a Managing Director responsible for fund formation strategy, new investor products and coordination of investor relations. Mr. Arpey is based in Washington, DC. Mr. Arpey was formerly a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asset Management division. At Credit Suisse, he was the Co-head of the Customized Fund Investment Group within Private Equity in Alternative Investments. Mr. Arpey joined CSFB in November 2000 through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where he was a Managing Director and Head of DLJ Merchant Banking's Customized Fund Investment Group. Prior to DLJ, Mr. Arpey worked at Prudential Global Asset Management as The Global Head of Private Equity where he was responsible for oversight of Prudential's global private equity activities and managed Prudential's fund investment group. Previously, Mr. Arpey was with the New York State Common Retirement Fund where he was Director of Alternative Investments and managed a $7 billion private equity portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Arpey was General Counsel to the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania for five years. He was appointed by the State Treasurer as her designee to both the Pennsylvania Public School Employee Retirement System and the State Employee Retirement System. Mr. Arpey is a registered lobbyist in New York and California. He currently holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. He earned his B.A. from St. Lawrence University and his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law.