Jonathan C. Stearns

Mr. Stearns, CFO, brings over 35 years of experience as a senior executive in private capital investing and management across numerous industries, capital structures and stages of development in companies located in the U.S., South America, Western Europe and Asia. Mr. Stearns has served in an executive capacity in the senior management teams of venture and growth capital companies including as CEO, COO, CFO and CIO. Prior to joining iX, he was the Managing Partner of Stearns Associated Partners and Senior Operating Partner of i2 Capital, LLC. Prior to Stearns Associated Partners, he was a Managing Director with AIG Investments and its successor, PineBridge Investments, where he actively managed numerous private equity and private debt investments and funds focused on the US and abroad in a number of areas with a particular emphasis on the education, healthcare, software, renewal energy, financial services and mobile communications industries. Mr. Stearns has served on the Board of Directors of numerous private and public companies, including as chairman and the head of audit, executive and human resources committees.

Building on his experience in leading the impact investment area at AIG and starting an ESG assessment and valuation company, Mr. Stearns is focusing on working with and investing in companies with superior financial and social return opportunities, including affordable housing and renewable energy.

Mr. Stearns received his BA in History and Political Science from The University of the South and studied economics and politics at the graduate school of Cornell University.

Mr. Stearns has lived in New York City for the last 25 plus years and has two daughters.