H.T. Narea, an international investment banker, has focused his career on global emerging
markets. During his 20+ years of experience, including his positions as a managing director and
principal at JPMorgan Chase in New York, he has advised governments, companies and banks
in countries around the world on debt restructurings, infrastructure projects, M&A, private
equity, debt trading and syndicated finance. He is also the author of various published financial
articles.

He is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he has also taught
a graduate course on international finance. He is the son-in-law of Paul Erdman, the creator
of the financial thriller fiction genre. He holds U.S. and Chilean citizenships, and is fluent in
English, Spanish and Portuguese. His family’s roots are in Spain’s Basque country and he has
lived in Chile, the U.S., Brazil, Venezuela and Thailand. He makes Greenwich, Connecticut, his
home with his wife and two young daughters. THE FUND will be published by Forge/Macmillan
in May 2011.

Author photo: Brian Shumway