Tony Tamer
Mr. Tamer is a co-founding partner of H.I.G. Capital, a leading private equity investment firm with more than $7.5 billion of equity capital under management. He has served as managing partner of the firm since 1993, and has led a number of successful investments in both the management buyouts and venture capital arenas. He has been involved in all aspects of the firm's development since its founding and approves all capital commitments by H.I.G. Mr. Tamer has extensive experience working with, and coaching, early-stage and middle-market companies. He is a board member of several H.I.G. portfolio companies.
Prior to H.I.G., Mr. Tamer was a partner at Bain & Company, one of the world's leading management consulting firms, where he developed business unit and operating strategies, cost reduction, productivity improvement, and acquisition and divestiture activities for Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Tamer has extensive operating experience having held marketing, engineering, and manufacturing positions at Hewlett-Packard and Sprint Corporation.
Mr. Tamer holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. His undergraduate degree is from Rutgers University.
* Member, Dean's Council, J.F.K. School of Government, Harvard University
* Member, Dean's International Council, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
