Star Mountain Capital has appointed alternative investments veteran William J. Kelly as a senior adviser.
Kelly has more than four decades of executive leadership experience in asset management, financial governance, and professional education within the alternative investment industry.
He served as chief executive of the CAIA Association, the global professional body for the alternative investment sector, between 2014 and 2024.
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Earlier in his career, he was chief executive of Boston Partners, a $107bn (£80bn) investment firm, and one of seven founding partners of its predecessor firm.
He also currently serves as chairman and lead independent director of the Boston Partners Trust Company and as independent director and audit committee chair of the Artisan Partners Funds, where he is designated as an SEC Audit Committee financial expert. Additionally, he sits on the advisory board of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute (IOB Dublin).
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“Bill is a respected voice in the industry with a career focused on raising standards and improving outcomes for investors,” said Brett Hickey, founder and chief executive of Star Mountain Capital. “His experience in growing mission-driven organizations and advancing best practices across the alternative investments space will bring meaningful insights to our firm and stakeholders.”
US-based Star Mountain Capital has more than $4bn in assets under management across two core strategies of lower mid-market finance and secondary investments.
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