Jason Howard is the Founder and Managing Partner of New Catalyst, where he leads all investment and management activities of the firm. He also serves as a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.

Prior to founding New Catalyst, Jason spent nearly 14 years at GCM Grosvenor and a predecessor firm, most recently as Managing Director and Co-Head of GCM Grosvenor’s Diverse Manager Private Equity investment platform. In that role, he specialized in sourcing and investing in emerging and diverse managers, serving as one of the earliest investors in several successful next-generation funds and offering strategic advice that was instrumental to their growth.

Earlier in his career, Jason worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Technology, Media & Telecom groups, and served as a Manager in the Deal Analysis group at the Walt Disney Film Studio.

Jason is active in several nonprofit organizations. He serves on the Salvation Army’s National Advisory Board and the Orange County Community Foundation’s Investment Committee.

He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with High Honors from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and is an alumnus of the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Program.