Jeffrey W. Ferguson is a Managing Director and General Counsel of Carlyle, which he joined in 1999. He serves as the head of the firm’s legal and compliance functions. He is also a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. Mr. Ferguson started his career as an associate in the tax departments of two law firms, Vinson & Elkins and Latham & Watkins.  In both law firms, The Carlyle Group was Mr. Ferguson’s primary client.  He has extensive experience in the areas of public company governance, crisis management, global private equity fund formation and operations, asset management regulation, domestic and international litigation and global taxation. Mr. Ferguson received a J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and a B.A. from University of Virginia. He is a Member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Virginia.