Paul E. Rice Senior Advisor, Private Equity Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors
353 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654  |  312.595.6950  |

Areas of Focus: Private Equity Investments

Profile:

• Responsible for building highly profitable fund of funds program
• More than 25 years of experience in the private equity marketplace
• Previously developed and managed the Alternative Investments Division for the State of Michigan Retirement System (SMRS)

• Developed and managed Mesirow Financial's first partnership investment programs
• Has built solid relationships with fund managers during more than 25 years in the industry, allowing for access to the top-performing funds in the U.S. and abroad
• Built and managed the State of Michigan's alternative investments partnership and direct investment programs
• Committed more than $6 billion to private equity funds and direct investments over a 20 year period
• Co-authored a chapter on private equity investing for the Handbook of Alternative Investments
• Built and managed several business development/finance programs for the Michigan Department of Commerce
• Served on the advisory boards of more than two dozen venture capital and other private equity funds, including BC Partners, The Shansby Group, Doll Capital Management III and the Peninsula Funds II-III

• Accel Partners, former executive advisory board member
• Illinois Venture Capital Association, current member and past executive committee member
• University of Michigan's Technology Advisory Group, former member
• University of Michigan's Office for Private Equity Finance, former member
• Executive Club of Chicago, member