Gideon Berger is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Technology and Risk Management for the Hedge Fund Solutions group.

Mr. Berger is responsible for hedge fund manager risk analysis, as well as risk monitoring and analysis of the Hedge Fund Solutions group's funds. He serves on the Investment Committees for Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, Blackstone Strategic Alliance and Blackstone Strategic Opportunities.

Before joining Blackstone in 2002, Mr. Berger was a founder and President of Ez-Ways, Incorporated, a technology startup, where he also served on the Board of Directors. Prior to that, Mr. Berger was a founder and Principal of a consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of database and enterprise solutions.

Mr. Berger received a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Vassar College, an MS in Applied Physics from Columbia University and a PhD in Computer Science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.