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May 2021
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Scott Sperling on Innovative Investment ...

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Scott Sperling, who is co-CEO of private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), and a member of the firm’s management and investment committees. He previously spent more than a decade as managing partner of the affiliate of Harvard Management Company that managed all alternative asset classes for Harvard University’s endowment fund. He has an MBA from Harvard University.

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