Peter Yu has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our inception in October 2024. He also is a Managing Partner of Cartesian. At Cartesian, Mr. Yu led more than 20 investments in companies operating in more than 30 countries. Mr. Yu currently serves on the boards of directors of several companies, including Cartesian Sustainable Finance, LLC, Cartesian Specialty Finance, LLC, TH International Limited (“Tims China”) (NASDAQ: THCH), Pangaea Foods, SPC, PolyNatura Corp., Cartesian Royalty Holdings Pte. Ltd., Flybondi Limited, and Simba Sleep Limited. Prior to forming Cartesian, Mr. Yu founded and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of AIGCP. Under his leadership, AIGCP became a leading international private equity firm, with more than $4.5 billion in committed capital. Mr. Yu led numerous investments in several regions and served as Chairman of the investment committee of eight AIGCP private equity funds. Prior to founding AIGCP, Mr. Yu served President Bill Clinton as Director to the National Economic Council, the White House office responsible for developing and coordinating economic policy. Mr. Yu has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of CGC II since October 2021 and as its Chairman since May 2022. Mr. Yu previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of CGC I from December 2020 until the consummation of its business combination in January 2023, and thereafter served on the AlTi Global board until June 2024. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Yu served as President of the Harvard Law Review and as a law clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Yu received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. In addition to his commercial activities, Mr. Yu serves on the Advisory Council for the Princeton School for Public & International Affairs, the Advisory Council for the Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, on the board of directors of The John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation and on the Global Council of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
