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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - DWS

Editorial Staff

13 November 2018

DWS Group
DWS Group has named Kumber Husain as head of private equity, Americas; this is a newly formed role. Based in New York, Husain will report to Mark McDonald, global head of private equity, who joined DWS in November 2017.

Husain will focus on sourcing and carrying out direct co-investment and secondary private equity transactions, delivering innovative opportunities and bespoke solutions to complement clients’ investment strategies.

Previously, Husain – with more than 16 years’ industry experience – was part of the senior investment team at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, where he also sat on the private markets investment committee. Prior to this, he spent five years at WP Global Partners.