George Bitar

George Bitar is a managing partner of Rho Acceleration with over 28 years of experience investing in growth equity and buyout transactions across many geographies and sectors. His focus is to partner with software entrepreneurs able to build market leading enterprises and lead world class management teams.

Before joining Rho Acceleration in 2013, George was co-head of Global Private Equity at BlackRock, Inc., where he built an investment team of 16 investment professionals. Prior to joining Blackrock, George co-founded and co-led Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (“MLGPE”) from 1994 until 2009 and served on the operating and investment committees overseeing in excess of $7 billion of proprietary and investors' capital in global leveraged buyouts. George's role at MLGPE included acting as head of North America, partner in charge of Europe and, prior to that, Latin America. George has served on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies operating in several industries including software, healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, banking, re-insurance, retail and business services.

George received a B.S. degree in Systems Engineering from Boston University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University.