Ron Bloom is a Managing Partner and Vice Chair in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, responsible for investment origination, analysis and execution across North America.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2016, Mr. Bloom was Vice Chairman, U.S. Investment Banking, at Lazard, focused on restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. He previously served as Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy where he provided leadership on policy development and strategic planning for the Administration’s agenda to revitalize the manufacturing sector. Before joining the White House, Mr. Bloom served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Mr. Bloom holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.

Matthew Hutton is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, Mr. Hutton is primarily responsible for leading midstream and industrial infrastructure-related investment activities in North America.
 
Prior to joining Brookfield in 2016, Mr. Hutton was a manager of corporate development with a major U.S. conglomerate and previously worked for a leading investment bank in New York, where he focused on the infrastructure sector.
 
Mr. Hutton holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with concentrations in Finance and Mathematics, from Ithaca College.