6 Robert P. Morgan Bob is an Executive Vice President of Northern Trust and Managing Director for 50 South Capital. He has management responsibility for the firm and is Chair of the 50 South Capital Investment Committee. He had previously been Director of Private Equity, a position he held since co-founding the Private Equity funds group in 2000. 50 South Capital is a $17.5 billion alternative assets investment firm that is a group within The Northern Trust Company. 50 South Capital invests in buyout, venture capital, hedge fund, and alternative credit funds globally, and is active in secondaries and co-investments. 50 South Capital has also been the long-time advisor to the Illinois Growth & Innovation Fund. Prior to joining 50 South Capital, he worked as a Director at Frye-Louis Capital Advisors, LLC (FLCA), a Chicago-based private equity investment manager. Prior to joining FLCA, he worked for Heller Financial, Inc. (now Antares Capital), a middle-market commercial finance company. Bob was a Senior Vice President at Heller and was responsible for its private equity funds programs. He has invested in hundreds of private equity funds covering the buyout, venture capital, secondaries, co-investments, alternative credit and international markets. Bob received his B.A. in economics from Wake Forest University and an MBA from Emory University. He is a former board member for the Illinois Venture Capital Association and sits on several fund advisory boards. Stanley C. Golder Award The Stanley C. Golder Award was created in memory of a founder of the private equity industry. The Golder Award honors individuals who have made profound and lasting contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois.
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