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George Morriss

Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
gwm2115@columbia.edu




Biography:

George Morriss serves as a Director/Trustee of the Neuberger Berman Mutual Funds and chairs the Audit Committee.  He is an Advisory Director for Berkshire Capital, a boutique investment bank specializing in the asset management and securities industries.  Additionally, he serves on the Principal Transaction Committee of One William Street, an alternatives investment firm focused on asset-based credit investments.

Formerly, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for People’s Bank (Nasdaq – PBCT) for 10 years.  Prior to joining People’s, he was a portfolio manager at Connecticut National Bank (now Bank of America) and Girard Bank (now Bank of New York Mellon).

Morriss graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B. A. in Political Science, received his MBA from Temple University and attended the Advanced Management Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a member of the CFA  Society and formerly was a member of Nasdaq’s Issuers’ Affairs Committee.