Edward Brandman
New York
Edward Brandman joined KKR as Chief Information Officer in 2007 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was a Managing Director in its Advisory Services group, focused on best-in-class technology strategies to support capital markets and trading activities for clients in the financial services and investments industries. From 2003 through 2006, Mr. Brandman was a Managing Partner at OMT Partners LLC, a boutique advisory firm. Prior to that, he founded and served for two years as the CEO of Renaissance Trading Technologies, a technology firm focused on trading solutions for the NYSE/NASDAQ markets. Before founding Renaissance Trading, Mr. Brandman was Chief Information Officer and Head of Electronic Trading at Robertson Stephens as well as a member of its Management Committee from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Brandman began his career at JP Morgan & Co. in 1991. He received a B.A. from Rutgers College.
TopWilliam J. Eckert IV
New York
William J. Eckert, IV, joined KKR in April 2008 as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Eckert was V.P. Corporate Controller at Selective Insurance Group, Inc., prior to joining the Firm. Prior to Selective, he was with Prudential Financial serving in various senior financial management roles including Controller of Prudential's Insurance Division. Mr. Eckert began his career and earned his C.P.A. with Deloitte & Touche, where he was a Senior Manager in Deloitte's Audit practice. He received a B.S. from Miami University (Ohio).
Peter M. Fasolo
Senior Executive
New York
Peter M. Fasolo joined KKR as Chief Talent Officer in 2008. Mr. Fasolo works during both due diligence and post acquisition phases to help build the management depth and diversity of the KKR North American portfolio companies. His focus is on executive assessment, selection, succession and compensation across the various industry groups for KKR. Mr. Fasolo has over 15 years experience in consulting and working directly in the healthcare and consumer industries. He spent 13 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb in senior level HR Executive roles in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices and Consumer segments based in New York City, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Paris, France and Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Fasolo joined Johnson & Johnson in 2004 where he worked extensively on the merger and acquisition strategy for the Cordis cardiovascular business. His last position at Johnson & Johnson was Chief Talent Officer. Mr. Fasolo earned a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware, an M.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a B.A. from Providence College. Mr. Fasolo has lectured and written extensively in the area of workplace fairness, leadership, and workforce metrics.
Todd A. Fisher
Member
London
Todd A. Fisher joined KKR in 1993. Since July 2008, he has been the global Chief Administrative Officer for KKR, responsible for overseeing the finance, legal, IT, HR, communications and public affairs functions, as well as coordinating with the various businesses and geographies of the firm on strategy, risk management and control infrastructure. He currently sits on KKR's Global Investment Committee and chairs its Management Committee. Since joining KKR in 1993, he has been involved in a range of companies and industries. He led the Firm's acquisitions of Vendex KBB, Dynamit Nobel, Rockwood Specialties Inc., and Northgate Information Solutions and was a leading member of the KKR teams responsible for the Accuride Corporation, Alea Group Holdings Ltd., Bristol West Group, Merit Behavioral Care, and Willis Group Ltd. transactions. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Fisher worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and for Drexel Burnham Lambert in Los Angeles. Mr. Fisher graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Biology and received an M.A. in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Robert D. Gottlieb
Senior Executive
New York
Robert D. Gottlieb joined KKR as Chief Human Resources Officer in 2007. Previously, Mr. Gottlieb was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he worked for almost 20 years in a variety of human resource management, operational and administrative roles. Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Gottlieb was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and an operations executive at Bloomingdale's. He holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
William J. Janetschek
Member
New York
William J. Janetschek joined KKR in 1997. He currently serves as the Firm's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Tax Partner with the New York office of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Janetschek was with Deloitte & Touche for 13 years. He holds a B.S. from St. John's University, an M.S., Taxation, from Pace University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jonathan R. Levin
Capital Team
New York
Jonathan R. Levin is the Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations for KKR. As Treasurer, Mr. Levin is involved in the oversight of the firm's balance sheet received as a result of its combination transaction with KKR Private Equity Investors. As Head of Investor Relations, Mr. Levin leads KKR's efforts to engage with public investors and industry analysts. He also works on strategic projects for the firm. Prior to this role, Mr. Levin helped build KKR's capital markets business, worked in the private equity business, and focused on strategic projects for the firm, including the business combination of KPE and KKR. Mr. Levin joined KKR in 2004 from Bear Stearns. He holds a B.A. from Harvard College.
Kenneth B. Mehlman
Member
New York
Kenneth B. Mehlman joined KKR in 2008 and is Head of Global Public Affairs. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Mehlman was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld with a bi-partisan practice in legislative and regulatory counseling. He previously served in high level positions on Capitol Hill and the White House, including as Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Campaign Manager of President Bush's successful re-election campaign. Mr. Mehlman is a trustee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Franklin & Marshall College, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the Senior Advisory Committee of the Harvard University Institute of Politics, the board of directors at the National Endowment for Democracy and the executive leadership cabinet of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation. Mr. Mehlman graduated with a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
David J. Sorkin
Member
New York
David J. Sorkin joined KKR as General Counsel in 2007. In addition, he is also a member of the Management Committee. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Sorkin was a partner in the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for 14 years, where he served on the Executive Committee and as one of KKR's principal outside counsel. He received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Williams College and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
