Robert Klein

Robert Klein is the President of the Firm.
In his current role, Robert oversees the non-investment operations of the Firm, including Capital Partnerships, Finance and Legal & Compliance.
Since joining RedBird in 2017, Robert has helped to drive AUM growth from $1 billion to $7 billion and has diversified RedBird’s LP base to include global blue-chip pension plans, endowments, insurance companies, asset managers and family offices.
He has also built internal teams to further support and institutionalize the Firm’s operating infrastructure.
In addition to his Firm responsibilities, Robert is also involved in select Financial Services investments, including Main Street Advisors, Grafine Partners and Vida Capital.
In this capacity, he advises on product creation, business building and capital advisory.
Prior to joining RedBird, Robert worked for ten years at JPMorgan most recently as Global Head of the Alternative Investments Group — a hedge fund, private equity/credit and real estate platform with over $80 billion in assets under supervision.
During his tenure at JPMorgan, Robert was also President of J.P.
Morgan Alternative Asset Management, a $13 billion hedge fund solutions provider that served both institutional and retail investors globally.
He also served on the Private Bank’s Global Investment Review Committee, the Private Equity Portfolio Advisory Committee, the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Council, the Investment Management Americas Operating Committee, and the Private Bank Investment Team.
Philanthropically, Robert is a member of the Cornell University ILR Advisory Council and has been a board member of Make a Wish Foundation of New York.
He is also a Friend of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music.
Robert holds a B.S.
in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.B.A.
from NYU-Stern School of Business.