Justin Silver

Justin Silver has over nine years of work experience in the finance and entrepreneurship space. In 2012, they began their career as an M&A Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse. Justin then moved on to TA Associates as a Private Equity Associate in 2014 and Beechwood Capital as a Private Equity Senior Associate in 2015. In 2017, they were an MBA Candidate at The Wharton School. Justin also invested in TATCHA, Banza, and DEUX from 2016 to 2021. In 2019, they were a Guest Lecturer on Entrepreneurship at Wharton, Yale, and NYU Stern. In 2020, they became a Venture Advisor for Entrepreneurship at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY). Most recently, in 2018, they co-founded and became the COO of AAVRANI, an Ayurvedic beauty brand.

Justin Silver obtained a BS in Management and Finance from NYU Stern School of Business in 2012. Justin also participated in a study abroad program at East China Normal University in 2010, where they studied Chinese Language, Operations, Marketing, and Chinese Law. In 2012, they obtained a Series 79 certification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Justin then completed a Social Enterprise and Economic Development program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2012. Justin went on to receive a Master of Business Administration - MBA with Honors from The Wharton School in 2019.