Mr. Friedman is responsible for portfolio strategy for GCM Grosvenor’s Belmont Harbor Strategy. He also serves as a Portfolio Manager for a number of multi-strategy portfolios and for other specialized strategies and custom mandates. Mr. Friedman leads activities related to the construction, implementation, and ongoing management of portfolios. Prior to becoming a Portfolio Manager, Mr. Friedman was a member of the Research Team and shared responsibilities for investment research and due diligence across a range of strategies. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Mr. Friedman was the Director of Alternatives Research and Quantitative Analysis at Iron Financial and Iron Partners. At Iron Financial and Iron Partners, Mr. Friedman managed the investment research analyst team that focused on hedge fund manager due diligence. Mr. Friedman received his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Econometrics & Statistics.