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Clifford J.P. Gilman

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Managing Director, Ahoy Capital

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Ahoy Capital
Title
Managing Director
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 20 September 2026

About

Cliff Gilman is a Managing Director at Ahoy Capital, and is involved in investment activity across the Firm’s funds and co-investments. His experience with institutional investors, as well as direct investing, brings a unique perspective and value to our relationships with managers and limited partners. Most recently, Cliff was with Prime Buchholz & Associates, Inc., a full-service investment consulting firm serving, at the time, approximately 300 institutional clients, predominately endowments and foundations, with over $30 billion under advisement across all asset classes. He had sole responsibility for the firm’s private equity investing, as well as private real asset investing (real estate, energy, other natural resources, and commodities), through direct funds, secondaries, and funds of funds.

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Background

Education
Cliff received his A.B. from Duke University majoring in political science, Russian, and Comparative Area Studies, and was a recipient of the Benjamin N. Duke Leadership Award. He also has an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.Source (opens in a new tab)

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