About
Drake Goodman is a co-founder and CEO of Maywood who previously worked at Blackstone and attended the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has founded multiple companies.
Founder at MaywoodYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Drake went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Maywood's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Drake can intro founders to Maywood's investors below.
Maywood's investors · 1
Co-founders at Maywood
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Kent GoodmanFounder
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Esteban VizcainoFounder
Experience
- MaywoodBuildercurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
- BlackstoneInvestor2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Recycle for AfricaChairman Of The Board2020 — 2022
- Recycle for AfricaChief Executive Officer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Organizational Leadership6Research7Project Management7Social Media5Fundraising2Finance3Public Speaking15Analytical Skills7Management12Leading Meetings4Leadership17Strategic Planning7
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Critical ThinkingCreative Problem SolvingLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Drake Goodman?
- Drake Goodman is a co-founder and CEO of Maywood who previously worked at Blackstone and attended the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has founded multiple companies.
- Where does Drake Goodman work?
- Drake Goodman is Founder of Maywood.
- What companies did Drake Goodman found?
- Drake Goodman founded Maywood.
- Where did Drake Goodman go to school?
- Drake Goodman studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics (Concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation)); Prod; Y Combinator.
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