Bernard De Backer

Bernard De Backer is a Partner at StepStone Group, where they focus on Private Equity. They previously held positions as Partner at ECM Equity Capital Management and Parish Capital Advisors, and as Senior Portfolio Manager for Private Equities at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Earlier in their career, they served as Vice President at BancBoston Capital. Bernard holds a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ghent University, along with an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School.