HARBERT RAYMOND J

Raymond J. Harbert is the founder and long-time leader of Harbert Management Corporation, a privately held alternative asset manager based in Birmingham, Alabama. SEC filings and public records show he appears as a reporting person for Harbert-affiliated investment vehicles that have disclosed significant stakes or director-related activity in several public companies.^[1]

Career Background

• Founded Harbert Management Corporation in 1993 and served as its chief executive and principal executive officer, building the firm into a diversified alternative asset manager.^[1]
• Principal of Harbert-affiliated investment vehicles (including Harbert Fund Advisors / Harbert Discovery Fund) that have been active in public-market positions and Schedule 13D/13G disclosures.^[2]
• Involved in activist and large-shareholder engagements on behalf of Harbert-managed funds (public filings and proxy materials document Harbert-affiliated participation in contested or activist campaigns).^[3]
• Served on philanthropic and institutional boards, including trusteeship roles at his alma mater and other civic organizations (educational background and board service recorded in public biographies).^[4]

Current Positions

• Executive Chairman / Founder — Harbert Management Corporation (private alternative investment firm headquartered in Birmingham, AL).^[1]
• Reporting person and principal investor through Harbert-affiliated funds — disclosed as a reporting person or part of Harbert investment groups in SEC filings relating to public companies (examples in filings include disclosures tied to the New York Times Company and other issuers).^[3]
• Principal or affiliate of Harbert Discovery Fund and related Harbert investment vehicles that have publicly disclosed activist or substantial-owner positions in companies such as Enzo Biochem (public announcements and filings document >10% beneficial positions by Harbert funds).^[5]

SEC Filing Context

• Frequently appears in EDGAR as a reporting person for Harbert-affiliated entities; public filings include numerous Form 3/4/5 submissions, Schedule 13D/13G statements and proxy-related documents.^[2]
• Public filings show Harbert-managed vehicles have used both passive (13G/13D) and active (proxy/solicitations and Schedule 13D activity) approaches when disclosing sizable stakes in selected public companies.^[3]