Biography
Main responsibilities
Jeffrey Weingarten was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited in January 2015. He is also the Chair of Aviva Investors North America Holdings, Inc and of the Aviva Investors Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Aviva Investors Audit, Risk, and Nomination Committees.
Experience and qualifications
Jeffrey began his career as a Securities Analyst in 1970. In 1977, he joined the research division at Goldman Sachs & Co in New York, becoming Director of Research in London in 1987 and General Partner of Goldman Sachs & Co in 1990. From 1991–1995 Jeffrey was the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, before returning to International Equity Research as Global Strategist. From 1998–2008 Jeffrey was General Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Buttonwood Capital Partners. From 2009-2013, Jeffrey was Chair and then CEO of Grosvenor Fund Management, which manages the real estate portfolio of the Duke of Westminster. From 2013-2016, Jeffrey was on the Grosvenor Group Holding Company Board.
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