Eric Fitzgerald
InvestorManaging Director at Top Tier Capital Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Pierre-Eric LeiboviciunlockedEric: together at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (1996)
×4Eric: together at Fidelity Investments
×3Eric: together at Top Tier Capital Partners
×4Eric: together at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
About
Eric Fitzgerald is a General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners, where he leads the global funds team with focus on manager selection and primary venture capital fund investments. He previously built MetLife's venture capital fund investment program starting in 2008, developing strategy and constructing a diversified institutional portfolio within the insurance company's general account. Fitzgerald has over 30 years of experience in manager evaluation and LP program development, including prior roles as a Partner at Thomas Weisel Global Growth Partners managing $800M+ in third-party capital and as a Senior Analyst at Liberty Mutual Investment Advisors.
Experience
- Top Tier Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- MetLifeDirector & VP - Private Equity and Venture Capital2008 — 2017Whippany, NJ
- Thomas Weisel PartnersPartner - Private Equity Fund of Funds2006 — 2008Boston, MA
- Liberty Mutual Investment AdvisorsSenior Investment Analyst - Private Equity Markets2000 — 2006Boston, MA
- Fidelity InvestmentsCapital Markets - Fixed Income Trader1994 — 2000Boston, MA
- Fidelity InvestmentsPersonal Wealth Management - Premium Services Representative1992 — 1994Boston, MA
- Fidelity InvestmentsRetail Investor Services - Mutual Fund Service/Sales Representative1991 — 1992Boston, MA
Skills & more
Claude SkillsAnthropic ClaudeResearch SkillsPrivate InvestmentInvestment DecisionsCorporate Venture CapitalAsset AllocationTradingVenture CapitalPrivate EquityAlternative InvestmentsInvestments
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- Claude 101 — Anthropic
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Colleagues at Top Tier Capital Partners
David York
Managing Director at Top Tier Capital Partners
Garth Timoll
Sr., General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners
Jessica Archibald
Managing Director at Top Tier Capital Partners
Kevin Dunlap
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate Ventures
Michelle Ashworth
Investor at Top Tier Capital Partners
Sean Engel
General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Fitzgerald?
- Eric Fitzgerald is a General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners, where he leads the global funds team with focus on manager selection and primary venture capital fund investments. He previously built MetLife's venture capital fund investment program starting in 2008, developing strategy and constructing a diversified institutional portfolio within the insurance company's general account. Fitzgerald has over 30 years of experience in manager evaluation and LP program development, including prior roles as a Partner at Thomas Weisel Global Growth Partners managing $800M+ in third-party capital and as a Senior Analyst at Liberty Mutual Investment Advisors.
- Where does Eric Fitzgerald work?
- Eric Fitzgerald is Managing Director at Top Tier Capital Partners.
- What check size does Eric Fitzgerald write?
- Eric Fitzgerald typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Eric Fitzgerald go to school?
- Eric Fitzgerald studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance); Union College (BS, Economics); Boston College High School.
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Also attended Union College43
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Also attended Boston College High School20
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Shared employers
Also worked at MetLife47
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Also worked at Thomas Weisel Partners38
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Also worked at Liberty Mutual Investment Advisors36
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Also worked at Fidelity Investments221
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