Mr. Golub joined the firm as Vice Chairman in 2004, after having served as a director of affiliates of the Firm since 1995. From 1995 through 2003, Mr. Golub was a Managing Director of Centre Partners Management LLC, a leading private equity firm. He has a particular expertise in securitization of financial assets. He founded and served until 2004 as Chairman of Centre Pacific, a manager of leveraged loans and high yield bonds with over $3.0 billion under management. From 1995 through 2000, Mr. Golub served as a Managing Director of Corporate Partners, a Lazard-sponsored $1.5 billion private equity fund formed to acquire significant minority stakes in established companies.

Mr. Golub is Vice Chairman (and initial Chairman) of the Board of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. He has served as a member of the Hudson Guild Board of Directors and the World Policy Institute of Directors. He also serves on the board of directors of Burton Snowboards and has served on the board of numerous public and private companies including Tyco Toys (NYSE) and Dollar Financial (NASDAQ). Mr. Golub earned his AB degree magna cum laude in Government from Harvard College. He received an MPhil in International Relations from Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was named an Arjay Miller Scholar.