Michael McMahon

Michael McMahon

Michael McMahon is a partner/founder of Pine Brook Road Partners LLC, a New York based private equity firm. The firm seeks unlevered growth capital equity investments in the energy and financial services sectors. Mr. McMahon heads Pine Brook’s investment activities in the energy sector.

Prior to founding Pine Brook, Mr. McMahon served as Executive Counselor to Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri on Economic Growth and Community Development.

Before entering public service Mr. McMahon spent 32 years in finance as a venture capitalist (founder of RockPort Capital Partners in Boston and a Partner in the Aeneas Group, the private equity investment arm of Harvard University’s endowment), and as an investment banker heading the global energy investment banking groups at Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers. Mr. McMahon began his career on Wall Street at J P Morgan.

Mr. McMahon is currently a director of Big Picture Company, a non-profit focused on charter schools around the country, Bancorp Rhode Island, Stonegate Production Company and Global Oilfield Services. Previously, Mr. McMahon has served on the board of six public energy companies; Transocean, Spinnaker Exploration Company, Triton Energy, TPC Corp, Marine Drilling Companies, and Numar Corporation.

Mr. McMahon received an AB in American Civilization from Brown University and was a member of the Program for Management Development, PMD 33, at Harvard Business School.

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