Julian Treger, who grew up in South Africa, has been involved in the corporate finance and securities investment business since graduating from Harvard College (Magna Cum Laude) in 1984. After starting at Hambros Bank in corporate finance (M&A division), he attended Harvard Business School, thereafter he joined the J Rothschild Group to manage a portfolio of venture capital investments in both the UK and abroad and in providing corporate finance services to clients. In 1993, together with Brian Myerson, he founded Active Value Advisors. Julian is a principal advisor to Audley Capital in London, an onshore advisory business to a hedge fund and a private equity fund, whilst he continues to serve a number of other directorships.