About
Edwin Poston is a co-founder of TrueBridge Capital Partners, which he started with Mel Williams. He previously served as managing director and head of private equity at The Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing its venture portfolio and helping invest a $4 billion endowment, and earlier was a senior investment officer at Brandywine Trust. His earlier career included private equity investing at Fallingwater, LLC, investment banking at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, and real estate investing; he holds a JD/MBA from Emory University and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a licensed attorney.
Experience
- TrueBridge Capital PartnersCo-Founder & Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- TrueBridge Capital PartnersCo-Founder & General Partner2007 — 2025
- The Rockefeller FoundationManaging Director2004 — 2007
- Brandywine Trust CompanySenior Investment Officer2001 — 2004
- FallingWater AdvisorsPartner1999 — 2001
- NationsBanc Montgomery (now BofA Securities)Senior Associate1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Venture Capital35Alternative Investments17Fund Of Funds13Investments19Private Equity30Hedge Funds8Due Diligence8Valuation8LBO4Corporate Development3Investment Management9Asset Management5
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Financial ModelingPrivate PlacementsPortfolio ManagementEmerging MarketsFrom Edwin's professional profile.
Colleagues at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Aadit Mehta
Investment Analyst at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Adam Buck
Investment Associate at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Adel Azmeh
Principal at Gefinor Capital
Aleksandra Bachvarova
Senior Treasury Associate at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Alexandra Standring
Senior Investor Relations Associate at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Alicia Sweeney
Chief Marketing Officer at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Alyssa Stovall
Marketing & Communications Vice President at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Amit Bhatti
Partner at TrueBridge Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Edwin Poston?
- Edwin Poston is a co-founder of TrueBridge Capital Partners, which he started with Mel Williams. He previously served as managing director and head of private equity at The Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing its venture portfolio and helping invest a $4 billion endowment, and earlier was a senior investment officer at Brandywine Trust. His earlier career included private equity investing at Fallingwater, LLC, investment banking at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, and real estate investing; he holds a JD/MBA from Emory University and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a licensed attorney.
- Where does Edwin Poston work?
- Edwin Poston is General Partner at TrueBridge Capital Partners.
- Where did Edwin Poston go to school?
- Edwin Poston studied at Emory School of Law (JD, Law); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (MBA, Finance); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA).
Same school
Also attended Emory School of Law9
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Also attended Emory University - Goizueta Business School135
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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill306
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Shared employers
Also worked at TrueBridge Capital Partners40
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Also worked at The Rockefeller Foundation16
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