Chair of the Board, esball世博
文森特一. 梅 is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Cranemere Group, Limited, created in 2012. Cranemere is a privately-owned Holding Company that owns a group of diversified, 美国的高质量企业.S. 以及欧洲的长期发展. Cranemere was formed to provide a global community of select families and other shareholders a safe and attractive investment in a company with a straightforward and easily understood strategy: invest in good companies and work in partnership with their management teams for the long term. Prior to founding Cranemere, Vincent was at AEA Investors from 1989 to the end of 2011. He joined AEA as CEO and became chairman in 1998. 在他任职期间, Preqin ranked AEA in the top 10 private equity firms in the world for consistent superior returns over a 20-year period. He has also served on the boards of many of AEA’s portfolio companies such as Burt’s Bees and Daltile.
In addition to business, Vincent is engaged in a wide range of philanthropic activities in the U.S. 和南非. His focus has been on Human Rights, Education, the Arts, and Environmental Conservation. 13年来, he served as Chairman of the Board of Sesame Workshop, a leading children’s educational television program featured in more than 100 countries. He is currently chairman of Sesame Workshop’s Global Advisory Board. One of Sesame Workshop’s main goals is using television and other distribution platforms to teach preschoolers in the U.S. and around the world to be smarter, kinder, and stronger.
Vincent’s interest in Human Rights was influenced by his growing up in 南非 during the height of the apartheid years. He was the Founding Chairman of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) which is today the leading institution in the world in the field of transitional justice. It operates in more than 25 countries advising governments on policies that promote peaceful transition from authoritarian rule to democracy. ICTJ was established based on the principles successfully implemented by the pioneering Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 南非.
Vincent served as the National Fundraising Chairman of the 南非 Free Election Fund, 它是在美国成立的.S. to raise significant funds in anticipation of 南非’s first democratic election. The Fund board worked closely with Nelson Mandela and other civil society leaders in 南非 to ensure the funds raised in the US would be effectively used to promote a free and fair election in that country. 在他的成年生活中, Vincent has been active with a range of organizations in 南非 promoting educational opportunities to disadvantaged children, particularly in the townships of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth and in the rural Eastern Cape.
Highly engaged in the arts, Vincent is honored to serve on the board of esball世博. He was also a board member for the Lark Quartet for 15 years before it disbanded. 20年来, 他和他的妻子, 安妮, 你们共同主办过音乐节吗, a chamber music festival in Telluride, 科罗拉多州. The 梅 Family Foundation has sponsored the Four Seasons in 音乐 Chamber Concert Series, held on the former Guggenheim Estate at Sands Point Preserve, comprising historic mansions and waterfront grounds, 自2019年开始以来. They also host the intimate salon-style chamber music series "音乐@MoMA" from their apartment in the adjoining Museum Tower. The Foundation has also enriched the chamber music literature through commissions of major works from contemporary composers, 包括约翰·哈比森, 吴克群群, 安德鲁御夫座, 还有安娜·韦斯纳.
Vincent has also served on several other boards, including the Council on Foreign Relations, 卡内基公司, 柏林的美国学院, and the advisory board of International Rescue Committee. He was also the chair of Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center for New York City. Vincent has been honored by several organizations including Fountain House, The National Foundation for Teaching 创业, Merage基金会, 非洲-美国研究所, The National Child Labor Committee (as a recipient of the David T. Kearns Award for Excellence and Innovation in Education), the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization (as a recipient of the 2012 Ripple of Hope Award), and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute.
Vincent grew up on a farm in the Eastern Cape, 南非, and was educated at the University of Cape Town. He lives in Sands Point, Long Island and is married with three children and six grandchildren.