Bio
Mr. Tierney’s professional background comprises broad C-level executive, financial and legal positions, both domestically and abroad. He has co-founded and/or managed a number of profitable companies in the banking, digital, pharmaceutical marketing, and specialty packaging sectors. He has presided over a private equity fund with over $1 billion in assets, with successful exits. Mr. Tierney has served for many years on the boards of directors of public and private companies, including on their audit and governance committees. He has played major roles in large financing projects in the U.S., as well as in Asia, Mexico, the Former Soviet Union and other countries, with aggregate values exceeding several billions of dollars. Mr. Tierney practiced law in New York, California and Hong Kong, and retains bar memberships in the states of New York and California. He currently serves as the Chair of the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School.