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Biography
Steven Langman is a self-made billionaire and co-founder of Rhône .
Background
Steven Langman co-founded Rhône in 1996 and has led the day-to-day management of the firm since inception. Rhône is an alternative asset manager in private equity, real estate and venture capital. Prior to joining Rhône, Langman was a managing director of Lazard Frères, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Lazard Frères, he worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Goldman Sachs. He has more than three decades of experience financing, analyzing and investing in public and private companies, as well as serving on the boards of a number of Rhône portfolio companies.Langman currently serves on the board of directors of CSM Bakery Solutions, Fluidra, HBC, and Vistajet Global Holdings. He also serves as a director and advisor to a number of philanthropic and educational institutions. Langman received a B.A. with highest honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MSc from the London School of Economics.