Gregory Hewett is the principal of GH Consulting LLC, a private consultancy for businesses and institutional investors that he founded in March 2015. Prior to that he served in various capacities at The Blackstone Group L.P. from August 2005 through February 2015, most recently as a Senior Managing Director, and before Blackstone he was a director in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston, which he joined in 2000 when it acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he had been an Associate; he began his career practicing law at Bryan Cave LLP. He was selected to serve on the Board because of his multi-faceted background and knowledge in finance, business strategy and management, and chairs the Audit Committee.