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Jeff Hughes helped found The Cypress Group in 1994, after 26 years at Lehman Brothers as a senior investment banker and merchant banker. Following a career shift from corporate securities law, Mr. Hughes joined Lehman Brothers in 1968 and became a partner in 1976. He started Lehman Brothers' private-financing department and led early LBO financings; had senior investment-banking coverage responsibilities for industrial, energy, and consumer-product companies; was co-head of the financial-institutions group; and was a member of Lehman Brothers' investment committee. Mr. Hughes has been a director of many public and private companies during his 39-year business career. He graduated from Wesleyan University and Duke University Law School, where he is a member of the Board and Chairman of the Planning and Capital Campaign Committees. Mr. Hughes also serves as Chairman of the Duke Global Capital Markets Center
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