Tom Keck, Chief Investment OfficerTom Keck oversees StepStone Group’s investment activities including research and due diligence. Mr. Keck Chairs the Investment Committee and sits on the Management Committee.

Prior to founding StepStone, Mr. Keck was a Managing Director and Head of Research at PCG where he was the Chairman of PCG’s Investment Committee. Mr. Keck led the restructuring of PCG’s investment process, organizing PCG’s staff of twenty research professionals into sub-sector specialties to ensure broad and deep market coverage.

Prior to joining PCG, Mr. Keck was a principal with Blue Capital, a middle market buyout firm founded by partners from McKinsey & Company. Mr. Keck played an integral role in all aspects of Blue’s investment activities, including serving as the CFO of Stravina, a consumer products company.

Before joining Blue Capital, Mr. Keck was Director of Corporate Development at CollegeClub, a SONY backed social networking internet portal focused on 18-24 year olds. Mr. Keck was recruited into College Club from McKinsey & Company, where he worked in the Corporate Finance practice performing M&A advisory and due diligence support for strategic acquirers and financial sponsors.

Mr. Keck is a graduate, with high honors, of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He served in the US Navy as a Naval Flight Officer, receiving numerous decorations flying EA-6Bs off the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). He received his BA, cum laude, from The George Washington University.

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