Gordon Hartogensis

Gordon Hartogensis (born June 17, 1970) is an American businessman who has served as the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation since 2019.[1][2]

Gordon Hartogensis
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Assumed office
May 15, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byThomas Reeder
Personal details
Born (1970-06-17) June 17, 1970
Political partyRepublican
EducationStanford University (BS in Computer Science)
Columbia University (MS in Technology Management)

His nomination was announced on May 15, 2018.[3]

Career

Hartogensis left a brief career on Wall Street to join two classmates from Stanford as an equal partner in a startup software company called Petrolsoft Corporation. After the company was acquired by Aspen Technology[4][5], Hartogensis served in a leadership role until June 2002.

Shortly after his departure from Aspen Technology, Hartogensis founded Auric Technology LLC. As founder and chief executive officer, he was instrumental in the development of customer relationship management software solutions and support. Auric Technology was sold to Telnorm in 2011.

After the sale of Auric Technology, he managed a portfolio of private equity, venture capital, real estate, and angel investments and served as an advisor to several portfolio companies.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Hartogensis was nominated for the position of Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on May 15, 2018. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 30, 2019 by a vote of 72-27.[6][7] He was sworn in as Director on May 15, 2019.[8]

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References
  1. "Director". Pbgc.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  2. Katz, Michael (2019-05-03). "Senate Confirms Gordon Hartogensis as Director of PBGC". Ai-cio.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. "Trump nominates Mitch McConnell in-law Gordon Hartogensis for job". Cnbc.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  4. "Company News; Aspen Acquires Another Petroleum Software Company". New York Times.
  5. "SEC Filing". aspentech.com.
  6. "On the Nomination PN150". govtrack.
  7. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress". U.S. Senate.
  8. "Gordon Hartogensis Sworn in as PBGC Director". Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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