George Anson manages HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, which supports HarbourVest's investment and client service activities in Europe. George joined the Firm's London subsidiary in 1990 and serves on the advisory boards of a number of European private equity partnerships, including funds managed by BC Partners, Cinven, and IK Investment Partners. He is also a director of HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (HVPE), a Guernsey-registered closed-end investment company listed on the Specialist Funds Market of the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext. He is an inaugural member of the BVCA Limited Partner Committee and an inaugural member of the EVCA LP Platform Council. George's previous experience includes seven years with Pantheon Ventures managing European private equity funds and companies. A U.K. citizen, he was born in Canada and educated in the U.S. George received a BA in Finance from the University of Iowa in 1982.