ity ▁wrest ling ▁squad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁A . B . ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁literature , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Harvard , ▁He ale y ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Rot ary ▁Sch olar ship ▁to ▁study ▁philosophy ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy ▁with ▁first - class ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁J . D . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁He ale y ▁joined ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁in ▁the ▁Mer gers ▁and ▁Ac quis itions ▁Department , ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁provided ▁invest ment - bank ing ▁services ▁to ▁financial ▁institutions , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁J . ▁Christopher ▁Flow ers . ▁ ▁Aff ili ated ▁Man agers ▁Group ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁He ale y ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁join ▁Aff ili ated ▁Man agers ▁Group ▁( AM G ), ▁then ▁a ▁three - person ▁start - up ▁firm ▁seeking ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁bout ique ▁money ▁man agers . ▁AM G ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁private ▁equ ity ▁backing ▁from ▁T A