George E. Matelich, MBA ’82

George E. Matelich, MBA ’82

Managing Director, Kelso & Company

George Matelich joined Kelso in 1985 and is a managing director. He spent the preceding two years at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, after earning an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1982. In 1978, he received a BA in business administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Puget Sound. Mr. Matelich was a CPA and holds a certificate in management accounting.

Current directorships include Eacom Timber Corporation, Hunt Marcellus LLC , and Venari Resources LLC. In addition, he is active in Kelso’s investments in Tervita Corporation and Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. Past directorships include Americold Corporation, Charter Communications Inc., CVR Energy Inc., CVR Partners LP, FairPoint Communications Inc., Federal-Hoffman Inc., Global Geophysical Services, Harris Specialty Chemicals Inc., King Broadcasting Company, Masland Industries Inc., Optigas Inc., Shelter Bay Energy Inc., and Waste Services Inc.

Mr. Matelich is chairman of the American Prairie Reserve, where he has been a director since 2008. He was treasurer of the University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees, where he served from 1989 to 2012.