Mr Mary Traer

KANDO id: 40009

Bio

Mary Traer joined HarbourVest in 1997 as the Director of Taxation. She became a principal in 2003 and in 2009 became a managing director and the Firm's Chief Administrative Officer. Mary oversees the tax and compliance teams and her responsibilities include coordination and administration of all statutory compliance for the Firm's global operations. Mary also works closely with outside counsel and the investment teams to structure fund offerings and underlying investments in an appropriate manner, taking into account the legal, regulatory, and tax regimes applicable to the HarbourVest Funds and their stakeholders. Mary joined HarbourVest after five years with Ernst & Young LLP (New York), where she was a tax-consulting manager in the Financial Services Group. Her responsibilities there included tax structuring and compliance for various types of U.S. and non-U.S. financial services entities. Her prior experience also includes a position with the University of Virginia Treasurer's Office, where she was responsible for investment reporting. Mary received a Bachelors degree in Economics in 1989 and a Masters degree in Accounting in 1993, both from the University of Virginia.

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