Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
- SU
- SU
Lists including Benoit
Investments
Work Experience
2017
Founding Partner
2017
Invest in early stage technology companies across edtech, future of work and wellness that help people learn and grow. Investments include: Ornikar, ZenEducate, Uphill Health, OneDay & YouSchool
2010 - 2017
Director / Venture Investments
2010 - 2017
-Managed $20M Knight Enterprise Fund making 40+ venture investments in early stage media, edtech, and govtech companies. Investments included: Newsela, Nearpod and Gimlet Media -Analyzed, structured and managed Knight's portfolio of program related investments, focused on early stage social enterprises. -Helped solve business issues facing both the foundation and grantees, primarily around sustainability and growth.
2006 - 2009
Partner
2006 - 2009
• Venture capital and private equity investments in energy, manufacturing, real estate and technology companies
2003 - 2006
Vice President Strategic Planning
2003 - 2006
• Structured $6 M capitalization of manufacturing company producing hurricane resistant glass in Florida. • Managed sales, customer service, IT and finance with 4 direct and 20 indirect reports. • Developed and implemented turn around strategy, increasing sales from $1 M to $15 M ($1.2 M EBITDA) in three years • Negotiated $10.7 M sale of company to Oldcastle Glass, a division of CRH, Plc.
1998 - 2003
Vice President, Business Development
1998 - 2003
• Created market demand for over $1.7 B of synfuel tax credits by marketing credits to Fortune 1000 companies. • Marketed 4 synthetic fuel projects sold to Progress Energy for $400 M+ • Developed financial analysis and modeling for $17 Million of passive investments in publicly traded companies in the synfuel industry yielding IRRs of 20-50% • Analyzed and structured $2 M in energy oriented venture capital investments involving large-scale energy storage, power plant optimization software and coal beneficiation.
1998 - 1998
Analyst
1998 - 1998
Financial analysis for the project finance team at Jefferies focused on infrastructure and transportation projects in emerging markets
1997 - 1998
News Fellow
1997 - 1998
Reported on US Congress, White House and the MRTA Hostage Crisis in partnership with correspondents from Japan's leading daily newspaper.