Michael Cerminaro

Partner & Co-founder, Sound Harbor Partners

Cerminaro has over 25 years of experience in the investment banking and alternative asset management industry. Prior to co-founding Sound Harbor in 2009, Cerminaro was a Managing Director and an original senior partner of BlackRock Private Equity Partners, where he served from 2000 to 2008, successfully managing $5.0 billion in private equity commitments. He has committed significant private equity capital to primary funds and secondary transactions, as well as over $1.2 billion of capital to 49 direct co-investments in partnership with premier private equity firms in the U.S. and in Europe. Mr. Cerminaro has served as a member of the advisory board for a diverse group of global private equity firms.