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John was appointed CEO for the CAIA Association in January 2025. He has devoted 30 years to the asset management industry to recover the narrative of the value that the investment profession brings to society. He is a staunch public advocate for market integrity, long-termism, investor outcomes, diversity, human dignity and educational standards, as necessary ingredients to building a sustainable and healthy profession. John previously served as Managing Director for the Americas for CFA Institute, a region comprised of 40+ countries from Canada, the U.S., Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Before that, John was a portfolio manager for non-US equity strategies at both Boston Company and SSgA for several years. John is a prolific, speaker, writer and commentator, frequently keynoting industry conferences and appearing in investment and business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Pension and Investments, Financial Advisor, The Independent, Wealthmanagement.com and CNBC. Bowman earned a BS in Business Administration from Mary Washington College and is a CFA charterholder.

David Gross is the Managing Partner of Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with approximately $215 billion in assets under management.

David joined Bain Capital in 2000 and was a founding member of Bain Capital’s Asia business, having launched and managed the Tokyo office in 2006. He was named Co-Managing Partner in 2024.  

David was instrumental in the expansion of the firm’s Asia platform covering the firm’s activities across the private equity, private credit, special situations, life sciences, and technology businesses. He also led the creation of the firm’s Macro team which provides macroeconomic insights and investment strategies to benefit the broader platform. He is also Managing Partner of Asia, guiding our platform strategy and activities in the region.

John Toomey is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HarbourVest Partners and has served in that capacity since October 1, 2024. He is based at the Firm’s headquarters in Boston. 

Prior to his appointment as CEO, John served on the Executive Management Committee (EMC), which led the firm, since 2012. He joined the firm in 1997 as an Analyst in the Direct team and spent ten years as one of the leaders of the Secondary business before serving on Global Investment Committees for nearly a decade. He was also involved in the 2007 IPO of HarbourVest Global Private Equity on Euronext Amsterdam for which he served as the original Chief Financial Officer. 

John is a member of the Firm’s Conflicts Committee, Sustainable Investing Council, and DEI Council. 

He received a BA (cum laude) in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was awarded the Loeb Fellowship for outstanding achievement in finance.