Matthew Pedley is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of Institutional Client Solutions in the Americas for Private Equity-related strategies.

Before joining Blackstone in 2009, Mr. Pedley was in the venture capital arm of AllianceBernstein, where he was responsible for software venture investments, Limited Partner relations, fundraising and legal documentation for the fund.  Prior to AllianceBernstein, Mr. Pedley was at Crosslink Capital, where he was responsible for venture investments in the software and communications sectors.  He was an Observer on the boards of Evant (acquired by MANH), IM Logic (acquired by SYMC), and Jasper Wireless (acquired by CSCO); he was also involved with private investments in Good Technology (acquired by MOT) and Equinix (EQIX).  Prior to his career in venture capital, Mr. Pedley was a Senior Consultant with Andersen Consulting, where he provided strategic and business process guidance to the world's largest technology companies.

Mr. Pedley received his BA in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, where he was President of his Class.