Eric Newman

Eric is an Alternatives Investment Director with more than three decades of experience in investment management. He advises family offices and institutional clients of Morgan Stanley’s Miami Graystone Consulting team, with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets, hedge funds, and other alternative investments. He is also actively engaged in environmentally focused and impact investments and supports organizations advancing sustainability.

Eric began his career at Lehman Brothers in New York, advising high-net-worth and institutional clients across Latin America. In 1994, he relocated to Miami, where he helped establish a pan-regional investment group that later joined Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 2006. He was actively involved in launching Morgan Stanley’s Offshore Alternatives Platform and has served several terms on the firm’s Alternatives Advisory Council.

Eric holds a B.A. in Business Administration from New Hampshire College and is a registered investment adviser representative.

Outside of his professional work, Eric is an avid kite surfer and supports several charitable and conservation initiatives, including the Audubon Society and sustainable disaster recovery efforts in the Caribbean.