Michael R. Eisenson is co-founder, managing director and chief executive officer

Chief executive officer

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 of Charlesbank Capital Partners

Charlesbank Capital Partners

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, LLC, a private equity

Private equity

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 investment firm based in Boston and New York.

Eisenson also manages certain assets of Harvard Management Company

Harvard Management Company

Harvard Management Company or HMC is an American investment management corporation wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University, charged with managing the university's endowment, pension assets, working capital, and non-cash gifts...

, where he worked from 1986 until the founding of Charlesbank, ultimately rising to managing director. Prior to his tenure at Harvard Management Company, Eisenson was with the management consulting firm, Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group

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.

While at Harvard Management Company

Harvard Management Company

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, Eisenson was linked to George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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's Harken Energy scandal

Harken Energy Scandal

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. Specifically, Eisenson was the Harvard representative on the Harken Energy

Harken Energy

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 board when Harvard made a $30 million investment into the ill fated oil company venture. Eisenson was accused of improperly investing his own money into Harken but Harvard deemed those investments appropriate.

Eisenson serves on the Board of Directors of Blueknight Energy, CIFC, DEI Holdings, Montpelier Re, Penske Auto Group and StoneCastle Partners. In 2011, he was recognized by the Outstanding Directors Exchange for his significant boardroom contributions. Eisenson is a trustee of The Boston Foundation

The Boston Foundation

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, Williams College

Williams College

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,, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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 and the Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

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. He is also a founding director of Horizons for Homeless Children

Eisenson earned a BA in economics

Economics

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 summa cum laude from Williams College

Williams College

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 and a JD/MBA (1981) from Yale University

Yale University

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External links

• Michael R. Eisenson bio at Charlesbank
• Yale School of Management - Alumni Leaders - Michael R. Eisenson '81
• Michael R. Eisenson Profile (Boston Business Journal)