About
Frank Herr is an Operating Partner on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he concentrates on the firm's industrial-sector portfolio companies and their value creation. Before joining AEA in 2014, he spent 11 years at Eaton Corp as general manager of its Hydraulics business in Greater China and its Power Distribution business in North Asia, and earlier served as Managing Director China for Arvin Meritor. He holds a B.S. in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University, an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Invests in
Advanced Manufacturing
Experience
- AEA Investors LPOperating Partnercurrent2014 — presentShanghai, China
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frank Herr?
- Frank Herr is an Operating Partner on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he concentrates on the firm's industrial-sector portfolio companies and their value creation. Before joining AEA in 2014, he spent 11 years at Eaton Corp as general manager of its Hydraulics business in Greater China and its Power Distribution business in North Asia, and earlier served as Managing Director China for Arvin Meritor. He holds a B.S. in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University, an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
- Where does Frank Herr work?
- Frank Herr is Operating Partner at Aea Investors.
- What does Frank Herr invest in?
- Frank Herr invests in Advanced Manufacturing.
- Where did Frank Herr go to school?
- Frank Herr studied at Penn State University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace Engineering); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering Mechanics); University of Michigan (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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