Global Reserve Group provides a distinctive combination of domain expertise in a variety of businesses alongside substantial experience in building successful companies. It has partnered with Quantum Energy Partners to co-invest in select energy companies, including early-stage technology-based businesses.
Experience35 years of private equity and venture capital experience investing billions of dollars of equity capital in early stage and more mature opportunities in partnership with outstanding management teams to generate exceptional returns.
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Value-AddExtensive network of relationships and insights accumulated through multiple business, industry, capital market and technology cycles in the U.S. and abroad that provide a unique perspective that helps management teams create successful, growing companies.
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About
Following a twenty-nine year career at Warburg Pincus, Jeffrey Harris launched Global Reserve Group in 2012 to advise and invest in growing companies around the world. The firm has a strong track record of adding value to management teams, especially those seeking patient capital and expertise in financing a rapid growth trajectory. Global Reserve Group is positioned to provide substantial equity for growing companies, and gets involved both in the start-up and development phases of a business.
Bio | Jeffrey Harris
Jeffrey Harris founded Global Reserve Group, LLC in 2012. Previously, he had been at Warburg Pincus since 1983 where he was a senior partner of the firm and head of its Energy Group. During his career at Warburg Pincus he invested in numerous venture capital and growth equity opportunities in the U.S. and Europe across the technology spectrum, including telecoms, software, computer hardware, and analytical instruments, as well as consumer and industrial businesses. Currently, he is a director of Central European Petroleum, ChargePoint, Foro Energy, HG Energy, Knoll (lead director), RigUp, Rockcliff Energy, Seismos, and Welligence Energy Analytics. He has served on the Board of Directors of over forty companies including publicly-listed entities such as Avaya, Bill Barrett Corp., Comcast UK Cable Partners, ECsoft, Electromagnetic Geoservices AS, Industri-Matematik, Kosmos Energy, Newfield Exploration, Nuance Communications, Serica Energy and Spinnaker Exploration. In addition, he has been a Board member of many private energy-related companies including APT Power Generation, Competitive Power Ventures, Laredo Petroleum, Latigo Petroleum, Lariat Petroleum, OSUM Oil Sands, and Sheridan Production.
During his tenure at Warburg Pincus Mr. Harris was directly involved advising companies around the world and directly overseeing over $4 billion of equity investment. He has significant experience investing in and working with companies in the technology, consumer/industrial, telecoms, and energy industries. Within energy, he has worked extensively advising companies involved in exploration & production, technology-enabled oilfield services, power generation, and cleantech.
In 2012 he became a Venture Partner at Quantum Energy Partners, LLC, an energy-focused private equity firm headquartered in Houston, where he is involved in many facets of the firm and sits on the Investment Committee. Global Reserve Group and Quantum co-invest in a variety of energy companies including early-stage technology-based businesses.
Mr. Harris is a member of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Cranbrook Educational Community, and Friends of The High Line in New York City. In addition, he was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business from 2005 through 2017 where he taught courses on venture capital, innovation and entrepreneurship. Previously, he served as Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association where he was a Board member for six years. He received a B.S. in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
His book “Transformative Entrepreneurs: How Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Muhammad Yunus and Other Innovators Succeeded” was published in 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan.
During his tenure at Warburg Pincus Mr. Harris was directly involved advising companies around the world and directly overseeing over $4 billion of equity investment. He has significant experience investing in and working with companies in the technology, consumer/industrial, telecoms, and energy industries. Within energy, he has worked extensively advising companies involved in exploration & production, technology-enabled oilfield services, power generation, and cleantech.
In 2012 he became a Venture Partner at Quantum Energy Partners, LLC, an energy-focused private equity firm headquartered in Houston, where he is involved in many facets of the firm and sits on the Investment Committee. Global Reserve Group and Quantum co-invest in a variety of energy companies including early-stage technology-based businesses.
Mr. Harris is a member of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Cranbrook Educational Community, and Friends of The High Line in New York City. In addition, he was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business from 2005 through 2017 where he taught courses on venture capital, innovation and entrepreneurship. Previously, he served as Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association where he was a Board member for six years. He received a B.S. in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
His book “Transformative Entrepreneurs: How Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Muhammad Yunus and Other Innovators Succeeded” was published in 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan.
