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Jamie Shafer is an experienced professional in product management and financial services, currently serving as Director of Product Management. Joining Affinity just after Series B, Jamie has touched nearly all parts of the CRM product (Lists, Profiles, Search, Notes, Permissions, Collaborators), led product strategy for new market entry, and even served as CSM for our first Enterprise customers. Prior to Affinity.co, Jamie spent nearly a decade at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group), where she led Client Solutions for Private Equity & Venture Capital, among other strategic objectives for the expert network.
Jamie's career also includes positions at Wells Fargo and various research roles, with educational credentials featuring a Bachelor of Science in Economics, Finance, and International Studies from the College of Charleston.
Jonah Surkes joined Generation Investment Management in 2021 and is a member of the Growth Equity strategy team, serving as an Investment Director. Previously, Jonah was an investment banking analyst at Greenhill & Co.
Jonah received a BA in Human, Social and Political Science from University of Cambridge, Clare College.
Based in Vienna, Lukas has been a part of Speedinvest since 2015. As the company’s deal flow manager, he is making sure that the thousands of leads which enter Speedinvest’s system every quarter are processed properly. His daily work with a host of data points also enables him to generate complex reports on our deal flow and beyond.
A Vienna native, Lukas also lived in Virginia Beach and London. He studied Economics and History and holds a Master’s degree in History with a special focus on global topics.
When not crunching numbers for Speedinvest, Lukas spends his time studying his favorite subject, the History of ideas and how the past shapes our understanding of the present and the future alike.
David Grenetz is the SVP of IT at Notable Capital, where he is responsible for cybersecurity, technology, and knowledge sharing. Prior to joining Notable, David was an IT Consultant to venture capital firms in the Bay Area and Boston.
When he’s not traveling the world with his wife and kids, David is searching for creative technology solutions to everyday challenges. David holds a B.S. in Information Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Jason Baibokas is a managing director at BDC, currently managing the firm's $100-million Black Entrepreneurs Fund. Prior to BDC, Baibokas has over 25 years of experience in capital markets and entrepreneurial growth, including serving as a principal at investment and advisory firm KASCorp and chief financial officer at Toronto-based digital mortgage platform 8Twelve Financial Technologies.
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