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Rob MacGoey

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Chief Financial Officer at HarbourVest Partners
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Rob MacGoey is the Chief Financial Officer for the management company at HarbourVest Partners, a role he has held since 2020. His career includes serving as Chief Accounting Officer at Apollo Global Management and as a partner at PwC. He holds a Masters in Accounting from University College Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Outside of his finance career, Rob is connected to his heritage through community involvement. He has been associated with events for The Ireland Funds and its New York Young Leaders group, demonstrating a commitment to supporting Irish causes and community engagement.

To support HarbourVests growth, his CFO responsibilities are strategically split, with a counterpart focusing on client and fund accounting.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Scaling Finance Operations
His role was created to scale the finance function by leveraging digital technology and data to support the firm's growth and complexity.
Private Equity Finance
He has extensive experience in the alternative asset management industry, holding senior finance and accounting roles at both HarbourVest and Apollo Global Management.
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Career

Work history

7-2020
Chief Financial Officer
HarbourVest Partners
9-2017 - 7-2020
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Apollo Global Management LLC
6-2015 - 6-2017
Financial Services Deals Partner
PwC
6-2010 - 5-2015
Banking & Capital Markets Assurance Partner
PwC
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HarbourVest Partners Hires Rob MacGoey as CFO for Firm's Management Company. Featured in Business Wire
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Education
1997 - 1998
Masters in Accounting
University College Dublin
1993 - 1997
Bachelor of Business Studies - BBS
Waterford Institute of Technology
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