Nizar Tarhuni

I lead the global Institutional Research and News organizations at PitchBook Data. Responsible for overseeing global organization of 140+ analysts and journalists providing investment strategy, fund performance, industry and credit research, in addition to a daily news product tailored to private market investors and advisors. The department also staffs a comprehensive quantitative research function, developing a robust suite of performance measurement, risk and predictive analytics tools. These include a large portfolio of investable indexes and fund benchmarks, portfolio forecasting models, liquidity & risk assessments and performance forecasting models, among many other capabilities.

Additionally, responsible for managing PitchBook’s portfolio management software business, Lumonic, which was acquired in 2025.

As a member of PitchBook's executive leadership team, I lead our market intelligence efforts - monitoring our competitive landscape and positioning, identifying strategic growth areas and partnering across our ELT on both organic and inorganic investment opportunities.