Category: Executive Team

Miles Peet

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Miles Peet

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Miles Peet is the Deputy COO of Metropolitan Partners Group. Since joining Metropolitan in 2011 Miles has held multiple execution and leadership roles at Metropolitan, contributing to investment execution and due diligence, investor relations, operations management and most notably portfolio oversight as Miles founded and continues to manage the Firms’ Asset Management team. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2011, Miles was an investor at Dynasty Investments, a family-office-backed investment firm focused on private equity and real estate. Miles graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics.

Fred Ganning, JR.

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Fred Ganning, JR.

Investment Committee Member

Since 2012, Fred Ganning has been on Metropolitan’s Investment Committee and has served multiple leadership and advisory positions at Metropolitan contributing to business development, investment due diligence, firm management, and portfolio oversight. Fred held a 25+ year career at the Man Group PLC and ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. As Managing Director at ED&F Man Holdings LTD, he set the strategic direction for the ED&F Man Cocoa and Coffee Ltd. division, determined trading strategies and the risk profile of the division, and managed the senior staff in physical and futures trading in London, New York, Singapore and Brazil. He received an M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis and a B.S. in Finance from Seton Hall University, where he currently serves as adjunct faculty.

Adrian Blumfield

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Adrian Blumfield

Investment Committee Member

Since 2008, Adrian Blumfield has been on Metropolitan’s Investment Committee. Adrian holds multiple leadership roles at Metropolitan, contributing to business development, investment due diligence, firm management, portfolio oversight, and compliance procedures and policies. Prior to cofounding Metropolitan, Adrian was the Head of Strategic Planning for the Man Group PLC, as well as the Head of Business Development for North American operations. Adrian earned an M.B.A. from London Business School and an M.A. in Natural Sciences (Physics) from Downing College, Cambridge, England.

Julian Weldon

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Julian Weldon

General Counsel

Julian Weldon currently serves as the General Counsel of Metropolitan Partners Group. Julian has over 27 years of experience in legal and credit markets ranging from portfolio level investments to strategic investor and operating partner relationships, financings and product development. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Julian spent over seven years as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at CIFC and six years at Garrison Investment Group also as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Julian began his career at Allen & Overy LLP in New York and London. Julian holds a L.L.B. in Law from the University of East Anglia, England, is qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and is admitted to the New York Bar.

Alice Wang

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Alice Wang

Chief Operating Officer

Alice Wang is the Chief Operating Officer of Metropolitan Partners Group where she oversees the firm’s operational activity and is charged with institutionalizing the firm’s growth. Alice brings to Metropolitan twenty years of investing, operations and management experience. Alice began her career in investment banking and private equity; later founded and sold two data driven companies where she led product development and client delivery across global teams. Most recently, Alice managed the Alternatives portfolio of a Global Re-insurer through the pandemic and served as the Company’s technology strategist through its acquisition. Alice is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Paul K. Lisiak

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Paul K. Lisiak

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Paul Lisiak founded Metropolitan Partners Group in 2008 and serves as its Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer. Paul oversees the firm’s investment strategy and execution, leads the firm’s sourcing & research efforts and co-manages the firm’s growth. Paul has completed over 150 transactions at Metropolitan and deployed over $2 billion of capital. Before founding Metropolitan with the backing of the Man Group, Paul began his career at Lazard Asset Management. Paul graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and was an English-Speaking Union Fellow.