George Hartigan has over 35 years of experience in operations and management roles within the investment management industry. He is currently the Global Head of Project Management at GoldenTree Asset Management, where he is leading a vendor management initiative. Prior to GoldenTree, he held senior operations roles at Lehman Brothers, LibertyView Capital Management, The Palladin Group, and other financial services firms, where he established and improved operations functions.

1. GEORGE T. HARTIGAN
8 Kimberly Court
Manalapan, NJ 07726
732.446.3245 (home)
201.978.1366 (cell)
george.hartigan@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Proven Senior Operations Officer with deep Investment Management industry experience. Strong ability to build and manage all
non-investment related aspects of complex and highly dynamic infrastructures. Scope of responsibility includes improving
operations, advancement of technology, rollout of new investment strategies and fund products, facilities expansion, human
resource function management, and accounting implications. Accomplished senior executive with over 35 years of financial services
industry experience in securities operations, investment management and alternative investments. Deep expertise serving the
investment management industry, with the last 6 years in a large asset manager. Strong instincts and the ability to rapidly read
complex environments provide the ability to anticipate potential issues in advance. Possesses a hands-on working style that is highly
suited to a fluid environment that requires urgency, decisiveness and change. Core competencies include:
 Operations Strategy and Vision
 Operations Management
 Technology Management
 Facilities Build-Out & Management
 Reengineering/Process Improvement
 Strategic Sourcing & Outsourcing
 Service Provider Management
 Staff Development
 Systems Implementation
 Human Resource Management
 Project Management
 Change Leadership
 Contract Negotiations
 Financial Management
 Business Continuity
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP, New York, NY Nov 2008 - Present
Established in 2004, GoldenTree is primarily a credit manager. The firm’s AUM after redemptions in 2008 was $10 billion. The firm
bounced back after employing a solid rebuilding program and quickly won mandates in the fund, pension and SMA space. The firm
grew to $23 billion with many additional fund structures and SMAs. New products include structured products such as privatized
student loans and REITS as well as the traditional credit strategies. Firm has multiple prime brokers, custodians and administrators
Global Head of Project Management Jan 2015 - Present
 Responsible for coordination and management of all firm projects. Currently leading a vendor management initiative which
includes a system build out that will automate expense allocations among the Management Company, managed funds and
SMAs. The system will also facilitate greater control over vendor monitoring and expense containment
 Perform CAO role for operations and IT, reporting to the COO
Director of Operations Nov 2008 – Jan 2015
 Responsible for strategic development as well as day to day operations while the firm’s AUM increased by 130% (or $13
billion). Structures include hedge funds, managed accounts and CLO’s
 Rebuilt operations platform, streamlining process while eliminating operational risk. Significantly scaled the operations
platform, while creating interoperability with the fund accounting and client services groups
 Responsible for implementing process enhancements to various business processes including: security master, pricing,
trades processing, collateral management, cash payments, reconciliation, investment accounting and corporate actions
 Implemented Markit WSO (Wall Street Office) for bank debt, a collateral management system and a cash wire application
with a straight through, electronic foot print which included delivery via SWIFT
 Renegotiated all prime broker and custody agreements. Grew relationships with multiple primes, custodians, trustees and
administrators. Created platform for onboarding, sending and receiving data from all external parties
 Developed a Wiki for the operations group that includes policies and procedures, a knowledge database, fund and account
information and prime broker and custodian information. The site is a vital resource for the group
 Established and grew multiple custody and prime broker relationships
 Partnered with IT to develop a dynamic reporting engine, empowering users to create their own reports and queries

2. GEORGE HARTIGAN RESUME – PAGE 2
LEHMAN BROTHERS Jun 2002 – Nov 2008
Neuberger Berman/LibertyView Capital, New York, NY
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Hedge Fund Operations
 Responsible for the Firm’s entire $7 billion hedge fund complex including LibertyView, LBI’s Quantitative Investment Group
and Neuberger Berman’s "side by side" funds
 Responsible for a team of 24 people
 Created shared services model for hedge fund business across platforms
 Streamlined data distribution and reporting across all hedge fund groups
 Established and grew custody relationships with banks and prime brokers
LibertyView Capital Management, Inc. Hoboken, NJ Jan 1992 – Jun 2002
LibertyView Capital was a $2+ billion multi-strategy hedge fund founded in 1992 and was acquired by Neuberger Berman in 2001
prior to Lehman ’s acquisition of Neuberger Berman in 2002.
Managing Director and Head of Operations
President & CEO of LibertyView Alternative Asset Management Inc., an affiliated broker dealer
 Member of senior management team responsible for management of 40 person firm with six funds across four asset classes
 Direct responsibility for IT development and operations group —simultaneously work with marketing and risk group on all
other support functions
 Responsible for managing the relationships with the Firm’s two prime brokers. Developed policies, procedures and controls
for Firm’s cash flows, asset pricing verification, personal trading, reconciliation, compliance and Y2K compliance
 Developed and implemented an automated reconciliation process for activity, cash and positions
 Developed and wrote procedure for Firm’s cash wire and money laundering policy
 Led project team in retiring a portfolio management legacy system, converting to and implementing PORTIA APO
 Defined the parameters for building and implementation of a General Ledger interface, linking the portfolio management
system with the Firm’s general ledger
 Implemented an electronic order management system
 Created a centralized client reporting database from which all data is distributed to clients
 Established Firm’s policy for determining client trade allocation
THE PALLADIN GROUP, LP, Maplewood, NJ Jun 1988 – Jan 1992
Executive Vice President
 Direct responsibility for all of support at a Registered Investment Advisor. Specifically managed operations, P&L preparation,
performance reporting, client relations and accounting
 Assisted President in overall firm management
 President & CEO of Cripple Creek Securities, Inc., an affiliated broker dealer
JEFFREY CASDIN & CO., New York, NY Jun 1986 – Jun 1988
Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
 Responsible for day to day operations of a diversified broker dealer
 Supervised all staff reporting to President
 Business serviced institutional and retail clients, as well as regional specialists
INVEST, ISFA CORP., New York, NY Feb 1984 – Jun 1986
Vice President/Operations Manager
 Managed order room, P&S, new accounts and general services group, consisting of 4 supervisors and a staff of 45
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., New York, NY Jan 1980 – Feb 1984
Vice President, Operations
 Various duties performed in operations group. Managed P&S, option clearing and new accounts group
EDUCATION:
Studied at College of Staten Island
LICENSES OBTAINED (currently expired)
NASD Series 3,4,7,9/10, 24, 27, 55, 63