Mr. Saxman has close to twenty years of experience in capital markets, corporate strategy, general management and corporate operations.
Most recently, he was a co-founder of CE Interactive, Inc. (“CEI”) and served as its Chief Financial Officer. He raised $5 million from venture capitalists and angels and helped to craft a corporate strategy that allowed the company to adapt successfully to the 2008 financial crisis. He served on the board of directors of CEI. Before CEI, Mr. Saxman helped to found and served as the Executive Director of New York Angels (“NYA”), the largest angel investment group in New York City. Prior to joining NYA, Mr. Saxman served as a Principal and founding member of AIG Highstar Capital, a $400 million private equity fund focused on infrastructure investments, and as an associate in emerging markets private equity for AIG. Earlier in his career, he traded and sold Latin American local currency securities for the Weston Group, an investment bank focused on Latin America. He began his career at Brown Brother Harriman as a money market trader.
Mr. Saxman holds a B.A. in Economics and Government from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance and Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
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