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Ben Sherman

Investor

Principal at General Atlantic

New York

Writes $20M – $100M checks · typically $25M

About

Ben Sherman is a Principal at General Atlantic, where he works on investments in the firm's Consumer sector. He joined the firm in 2014, having previously been an Associate at Silver Lake and an Investment Banking Analyst at Greenhill & Co. He holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. General AtlanticPrincipalcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. General AtlanticSenior Associate2014 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  3. Silver Lake SumeruPrivate Equity Associate2013 — 2014
  4. Greenhill & Co.Investment Banking Analyst2011 — 2013

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2017 — 2019
  2. Harvard UniversityAB, Economics; Secondary in Neurobiology2007 — 2011

Colleagues at General Atlantic

Aaron Goldman
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Alex Crisses
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Andrew Crawford
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Andrew Ferrer
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Anish Batlaw
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Annie Paydar
Managing Director, Global Head of Human Capital at General Atlantic
Brett Zbar
Managing Partner at General Atlantic
Chris Kojima
Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Solutions at General Atlantic

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Anton LevyScout
Managing Director at General Atlantic
David TopperScout
Partner at General Atlantic
Steven DenningScout
Investor at General Atlantic
Vinay TrivediScout
Investor at General Atlantic
Aaron Goldman
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Alex Crisses
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Andrew Crawford
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Anish Batlaw
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Brett Zbar
Managing Partner at General Atlantic

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Sherman work?
Ben Sherman is Principal at General Atlantic.
What does Ben Sherman invest in?
Ben Sherman invests in Consumer.
What check size does Ben Sherman write?
Ben Sherman typically writes checks of $20M – $100M.

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