George has served for 18 years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neuberger Berman, an employee-owned, private, independent investment manager founded in 1939 with approximately 3,000 employees across 27 countries. Neuberger manages $563 billion of equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate and hedge fund portfolios for global institutions, advisors and individuals. The firm is proud to be recognized for its commitment to its two constituents, clients and employees. Again in 2025, we were named Best Asset Manager for Institutional Investors in the US (Crisil Coalition Greenwich) and the #1 Best Place to Work in Money Management (Pensions & Investments, firms with more than 1,000 employees). Neuberger has no corporate parent or unaffiliated external shareholders.

Prior to Neuberger re-emerging as an independent firm in 2009, George was Global Head of the Investment Management Division at Neuberger's former corporate parent, Lehman Brothers. Previously, George spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a partner and a member of the firm’s Partnership Committee. George’s current board service includes the Investment Company Institute (Vice Chair), the Partnership for New York City (Vice Chair), the Ford Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering and the Trinity School. George earned a BA, BS and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.