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Omar Asali

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Omar Asali, Chairman & CEO

Omar Asali, 53, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since June 2019, and served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the special purpose acquisition corporation launched by One Madison Group, One Madison Corporation (OMAD) from September 2017 until the consummation of the Business Combination. Mr. Asali founded One Madison Group, LLC in 2019 and, since 2024, he has been a CoFounder and Partner of reconstituted One Madison Group. Mr. Asali served previously as President and Chief Executive Officer of HRG. Mr. Asali also served as a director of HRG from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Asali was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of HRG, including M&A activity and overall business strategy. Mr. Asali was also the Vice Chairman of Spectrum Brands and a member of the board of directors of FGL and Front Street Re Cayman Ltd., each a subsidiary of HRG. Prior to becoming President of HRG, Mr. Asali was a Managing Director and Head of Global Strategy of Harbinger Capital. Prior to that, Mr. Asali was the cohead of Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies where he helped manage approximately $25 billion of capital. Mr. Asali also served as co-chair of the Investment Committee at Goldman Sachs HFS. Before joining Goldman Sachs HFS in 2003, Mr. Asali worked in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division. Mr. Asali received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech. Mr. Asali also currently serves as a director at Plenty Unlimited, Pickle Robot, Carbone Fine Food and Virginia Tech Foundation Board.


Prior experience:



  • One Madison Group

  • HRG Group

  • Goldman Sachs