Sandy Garrett, CFA

Sandy Garrett, CFA has a diverse and extensive work experience. Currently, they serve as the Director at Silent Falcon UAS Technologies. Prior to this role, Sandy held the position of Managing Director at DBD Partners, an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, and corporate finance. They also served as a Board Member and CFO at Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, Inc., a company focused on providing innovative infrastructure solutions. Sandy has also been a Member of the Board of Advisors at I-Lumen Scientific and a Senior Vice President Finance at BALANCE360, an interoperability modular SaaS platform.

With a strong background in finance, Sandy founded and served as the Managing Principal at Garrett Group Finance Ltd, where they provided advisory services for structured finance, debt and equity, asset-based lending, and strategic planning. They specialized in the biotech, semiconductor, renewables, and high-tech industries. Additionally, Sandy was the Managing Principal at Garrett/Danube BioSolutions Finance Ltd, working with biotech and medical device companies to raise growth capital and establish a US presence.

In 2008, Sandy founded R3 Group (Hong Kong), a leasing industry professionals team focused on addressing residual risk for vendors and lenders in the South East Asia region. They also served as a Partner at ONEtoONE Corporate Finance USA, a global digital investment bank providing corporate finance advisory services to the middle-market. Sandy's expertise in structured finance continued as the President of Connaught Finance USA, where they created structured finance packages for clients and provided equity investments in various market segments.

Overall, Sandy Garrett, CFA has demonstrated a strong track record in finance and advisory roles, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, strategic planning, and structured finance.

Sandy Garrett, CFA, holds an MS degree in Systems and Information Science, with a field of study in Computer Science, obtained from Syracuse University between 1969 and 1972. Prior to that, Sandy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research from Columbia University. Additionally, Sandy has obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the CFA Institute.