Jeffrey Liebert is the CEO of the fund manager Gazelle Finance and successfully raised $42M in capital commitments for the Gazelle Fund, which invests in SMEs in Central Asia, Caucasus, and East Europe. Prior to this Jeffrey was a co-founder of an alternative energy company, Verdeo Group (sold in 2011 to Sindicatum). Jeffrey has worked in private equity and venture capital as a VP at Climate Change Capital’s $1 billion clean energy fund and as an Investment Officer for IFC’s cleantech group, and in management positions for operating companies in both heavy and light industry throughout the Eurasian market. Jeffrey served in the Peace Corps in Mongolia, holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, a BA in Russian Studies and International Relations from Tufts University, and speaks Mandarin, Mongolian, and Russian.