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James Kiggen has served as a director since October 2008. Mr. Kiggen is the President of the Riverside Company, a global private equity firm. He was previously a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group from June 2008 to June 2012. Prior to joining Blackstone, he was a Senior Vice President at AllianceBernstein LP from March 2005 to June 2008, where he created and managed a research team focused on emerging sciences and technologies and oversaw all of the firm’s venture investments, including cleantech companies. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/CSFB from April 1998 to February 2002, where he was Director of Technology Research and an equities analyst responsible for analyzing and valuing private and public technology companies. He began his investment career at Wellington Management Co. in 1992 and previous to that spent three years at McKinsey & Co. focusing on emerging technologies. He also serves as a director of The Weather Channe
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 12 investors at Riverside Company are tracked.
- • 559 investors hold the President role in VCSift. James Kiggen is one of them.
- • 10,621 investors are based in New York, New York, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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