Mr. Geiling joined Bayview in 2020 as Co-Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Bayview, Mr. Geiling was a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, where he served as Head of the Hedge Fund Solutions Special Situation Investing Group. In this role, Mr. Geiling was a member of the Investment Committee for the Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Fund (BSOF) and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM). Prior to joining Blackstone in 2011, Mr. Geiling was a Portfolio Manager at Duquesne Capital Management, overseeing investments in technology, media, and telecoms. Mr. Geiling started his career in the Equity Research Department of J.P. Morgan, where he was responsible for several technology industry segments, including wireline equipment, wireless equipment, and data networking. Mr. Geiling was ranked each year (from 1997-2002) on the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team for his coverage of several technology sectors, including being ranked the #1 analyst on Wall Street covering the telecommunications equipment industry. After Chase Manhattan acquired J.P. Morgan, Mr. Geiling was promoted to the role of Chief Technology Strategist. Mr. Geiling earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Lehigh University.