George Hawes was born in 1944 in Sea Girt, N.J., and graduated from The Peddie School in 1962, where he was on the swimming team and played lacrosse and football. He received a B.S. degree in finance in 1966 from Lehigh University, where he was on the lacrosse and rugby teams and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He then served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years as a naval aviator and was pilot of a Huey Gunship in Vietnam. George began a career in finance in 1971 with Citibank’s private banking department and then worked in the bank’s bond department. Later he went to work for Eastbridge capital in marketing investment management and later joined Fairview Partners LLC in 1995 in marketing alternative investments, where he continues to this day. George and his wife Liz live in Rowayton. He has four adult children and seven grandchildren. He is a member of the University Club, Wee Burn Country Club and the Leadership Committee of the Hyde Charter School. His interests include paddle ball, pickleball, golf, history, travel and current events.
