Biography Mr. Granoff is the founder and CEO of Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm with approximately $23 billion in capital commitments. Based in New York, London and Hong Kong, Pomona is a leading investor in secondary and primary interests in private equity funds and companies. Prior to founding Pomona in 1994, he served as a Director of partnerships organized to purchase secondary interests in private equity funds and as a Director of a number of private companies at Golodetz Ventures and TEI Industries. Prior to his business career, Mr. Granoff served as the Chairman’s representative on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. He served President Clinton as a member of the 1992 Presidential Transition Team for the Department of Treasury. Mr. Granoff was appointed by President Clinton to the Board of the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund, a U.S. government private sector development initiative where he serves as Chairman. He is also Chairman of the Albanian American Development Foundation, the largest non-profit organization in the Balkans. Mr. Granoff is a recipient of the Knighthood of Skanderbeg, the Order of Mother Teresa, and the Medal of Public Gratitude from the Government of Albania. Mr. Granoff is Chairman of the International Board of Trustees of The Institute for National Security Studies (Israel). He is a Director of the Grameen Bank U.S. He was appointed as a Civilian Delegate to the 71st Annual National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Granoff received a JD from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.