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Hamlet Yousef

Investor

Managing Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

United States

About

Hamlet Yousef is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of IronGate Capital Advisors, which invests in early-stage defense technology companies. He brings over 20 years of sales, business development, and strategic analysis experience across Fortune 100 and emerging technology companies, along with expertise in operational and financial due diligence. His background includes leadership of large sales organizations, P&L management, and business development activity across North American, European, Middle Eastern, and Latin American markets.

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Experience

  1. IronGate Capital AdvisorsManaging Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Magnet DefenseSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  3. Irregular Warfare InitiativeAdvisor - Economic and Legal Warfarecurrent2025 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Atomic-6Member Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2020 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  5. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc.Advisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  6. U.S. Department of StateForeign Service Officer/Diplomat2012 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. SABiO Strategic SolutionsManaging Director/Owner2006 — 2012Greater New York City Area - Athens, Greece
  8. BDS MarketingAccount Director2003 — 2005Orange County, California, United States
  9. Black & DeckerVarious Sales and Marketing Positions1996 — 2003Orange County, California, United States

Education

  1. Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), International Business2001 — 2003
  2. Universidad Adolfo IbáñezMBA Study Abroad Program, International/Global Studies2003
  3. Florida State UniversityBachelor's degree, International Marketing1990 — 1995

Skills & more

Marketing Strategy21Global Business Development11Political Risk Analysis6Operational Due Diligence4Market Intelligence5Competitive Analysis8Sales Management8International Relations5Emerging Markets4Strategic Intelligence3Geopolitics4Strategic Investment4
+12 moreMarket AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentMarketingTechnical AnalysisFinancial AnalysisSalesCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategyManagementLeadershipStrategic Planning

Languages Armenian · Assyrian · Farsi/Persian · Spanish

From Hamlet's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School29

Kenneth KellerAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersJessica PascoliniHead of Operations at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcJamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at DrivenNicole WhiteLimited Partner Advisory Council at How Women Invest

+ 23 more

Also attended Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez49

Jamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at DrivenMacarena LiuCo-Founder and General Partner at DrivenManuel RodríguezVenture Partner at DrivenZiaf RehmanAssociate at Delin VenturesAlberto MerinoVP of Finance at Acurio VenturesSalvador SaidManaging Partner at 30N Ventures

+ 43 more

Also attended Florida State University40

Amanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXMax ColbertPhysician-Entrepreneur at Medical Excellence CapitalTarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One VenturesOmar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One VenturesDoug HicksEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceJessica BarrExecutive Assistant at Long Ridge Equity Partners

+ 34 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Atomic-61

Jeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors

Also worked at Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc.3

Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley InvestmentsNate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsNitin MittalAdvisor at Tessera Venture Partners

Also worked at U.S. Department of State104

Bijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalBrooke Milton VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsBraeden MilarAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk Ventures

+ 98 more

Also worked at SABiO Strategic Solutions1

Cherry FreemanFounder & General Partner at Hiro Capital

Colleagues at IronGate Capital Advisors

Anthony Cruz
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Brooke Milton Vogel
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
David Hartford
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
David Kim
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Forrest Underwood
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Glenn Vogel
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jack Thomas Tomarchio
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jeff Babione
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors