Eric Fitzgerald is a General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners, a $7B AUM venture capital investment manager, where he co-leads the global funds team focused on manager selection and primary fund investments. Previously, he built MetLife's venture capital fund investment program from the ground up, establishing the strategy and manager relationships behind a diversified institutional portfolio within one of the world's largest insurance general accounts. Earlier, Eric was a Partner at Thomas Weisel Global Growth Partners, managing over $800M in third-party capital, and a Senior Analyst at Liberty Mutual Investment Advisors. He has spent three decades evaluating venture managers.