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Monday, May 15, 2017

Membership Criteria for the Chief Executives Organization

A graduate of Baruch College of the City University of New York, William Harnisch serves Peconic Partners as the firm’s chief investment strategist. In recognition of his leadership skills, William Harnisch has attained membership to the Chief Executives Organization (CEO), an independent collective of a maximum of 2,000 exceptional business leaders from around the world.

To be considered for CEO membership, a professional must receive a nomination from an existing member. Following nomination, the prospective member must meet the following criteria to receive membership:

1. Experience. In addition to having been a member of YPO, a leadership organization, for at least three years, CEO membership candidates must be at least 48 years of age.

2. Outstanding leadership. Membership candidates must display outstanding leadership, which includes, but is not limited to, holding a YPO senior chapter or international board leadership position, heading a leading educational or philanthropic institution, serving as a managing director or chief executive officer with a leading company, or holding a leadership rank in a governmental entity.

3. Qualitative assessment. CEO assesses the candidate on a number of personality factors, including friendliness and willingness to involve themselves in CEO activities.

About William Harnisch

William Harnisch holds a BBA from Baruch College and an MBA from New York University, along with an honorary doctorate from the City University of New York. Having spent the past four decades working as an investment professional, he is a chartered financial analyst as well as a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the Chief Executives Organization, and the World Presidents’ Organization. William Harnisch leverages his comprehensive knowledge to lead Peconic Partners as founder and chief investment strategist.

Peconic Partners employs upward of 15 individuals and manages roughly $600 million in assets. In his role, William Harnisch is responsible for overseeing all investments for the firm. Prior to founding Peconic Partners in 2004, he served as the CEO and majority shareholder of Forstmann-Leff Associates, having originally joined the firm as a research analyst and portfolio manager. Over the course of 25 years, he grew the firm’s assets under management from $300 million to over $5 billion and eventually became the majority shareholder. Although the firm was sold in 1997, Harnisch maintained ownership until 2004, when he turned his focus to his current role.