Eric Wilmes serves as GIC’s President of the Americas. In this role, he oversees GIC’s investments and relationships for both public and private markets in the region. Eric is also Head of Private Equity in the Americas, responsible for Direct Investments, as well as Funds and Co-Investments in buyouts, growth, and special situations.

Eric joined GIC in 2011 and served as the Head of Direct Investments in the Americas and co-chair of GIC’s Healthcare Business Group. Earlier in his career, he was a private equity investor at Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, Centre Partners, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Eric has served as a Board Director of several businesses, including the Ultimate Kronos Group and its predecessors, Ancestry.com, HUB International, and PetSmart/Chewy.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Williams College.