Star Mountain Capital added Michael Goldstein, former executive at Blackstone and KKR, as a director focused on portfolio management, investments, risk management, valuations and reporting.
“We are excited to continually develop and bring large market best practices to the lower middle-market enhancing the value for all Star Mountain’s stakeholders and portfolio companies,” Brett Hickey, founder and CEO of Star Mountain Capital, said. “Michael’s portfolio management and valuations experience at Blackstone and KKR as well as his analytical rigor will be a great addition to our growing team.”
“I am thrilled to join Star Mountain’s impressive and aligned team and am exciting to be invested into and aligned with the opportunities in this less competitive market segment, especially given the current aging demographic and high interest rate market environment,” Goldstein said.
Michael Goldstein has 10+ years of experience in strategic portfolio management, risk management and valuations from leading alternative investment managers including Blackstone and KKR.
Goldstein was most recently a director at Blackstone within their $30+ billion tactical opportunities investment business. His responsibilities included investment analysis, due diligence, valuations and investment structuring. He was also responsible for supporting investor relations and client reporting. Prior to Blackstone, he was a senior associate at KKR within the finance, valuations and client partner group.
Goldstein began his finance career as an associate at JPMorgan Chase within the investment bank rotational program and spent more than three years in the risk analytics department. He graduated from SUNY Binghamton with a degree in economics. He received an MBA from American University and a Master’s in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds a Series 99 from FINRA.
