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Alan Jones is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of North American Private Investment of ICG Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over 65 billion USD in Assets under Management. Prior to ICG, Alan spent 25 years with Morgan Stanley where he served most recently as Vice-Chairman of Private Credit & Equity. In 2007, he rebuilt Morgan Stanley’s private equity investing business, and from 2007 to 2018 was Head of Private Equity and Chair of the Group’s Private Equity Investment Committee. In this episode, we discussed: - How luck can be a powerful driver for career change - How Alan considers PE investments - How he lets younger professionals into his inner circle - Why humility and curiosity are key traits when hiring

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