Ian Samuels
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at New System Ventures
New York, New York, United States
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About
An investor and operator with a 20-year career spanning energy and climate finance, policy, business incubation, and cross-asset-class investing. Before founding New System Ventures he was a founding member of Nyca Partners and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, invested at Centerbridge Partners, started at Blackstone, and worked on financial crisis response and climate finance at the U.S. Treasury.
Experience
- New System VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- CruxFounding Investor & Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2019 — present
- NewlabSenior Advisor2022 — 2023
- Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)Partner2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)Vice President2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- CavnueActing General Manager2020 — 2021
- Sidewalk LabsVice President2019Greater New York City Area
- Centerbridge PartnersPrincipal2014 — 2019
- Nyca PartnersFounding Advisor2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Council on Foreign RelationsResearch Assistant2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Department of TreasurySenior Policy Advisor2009 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Department of TreasuryPolicy Advisor2009 — 2011
- The Blackstone GroupAnalyst2007 — 2009
- Banc of America SecuritiesSummer Analyst - Principal Finance Group2006
Skills & more
Strategy3Government3Public Policy9Economics15Policy Analysis11Valuation8Capital Markets3Policy5Financial Modeling17Financial Analysis13Econometrics1
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Colleagues at New System Ventures
Alfred Johnson
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture
Aly Hudson
Technical Associate at New System Ventures
Charlotte Matthews
Built Environment Advisor at New System Ventures
Daniel Nilsson Sjolander
Principal at New System Ventures
Demetrios Kellari
Technical Advisor at New System Ventures
Dr. Matt Lucas
Technical Advisor at New System Ventures
Mathilde Beniflah
Director of Partnerships & Operations at New System Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Samuels?
- An investor and operator with a 20-year career spanning energy and climate finance, policy, business incubation, and cross-asset-class investing. Before founding New System Ventures he was a founding member of Nyca Partners and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, invested at Centerbridge Partners, started at Blackstone, and worked on financial crisis response and climate finance at the U.S. Treasury.
- Where does Ian Samuels work?
- Ian Samuels is Founder & Managing Partner at New System Ventures.
- Where did Ian Samuels go to school?
- Ian Samuels studied at University of Pennsylvania; The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics); The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,233
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology134
Chester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicFrancesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Petra MeyerInvestor at Golden SeedsOmesh FabianiCo-Head of Private Credit, Onyx at Openspace VenturesRin HuangPartner at Fenbushi Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations96
Jeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsErez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsJosh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalPam TholenHead of Investor Relations at ParadigmElsabet JonesAssociate at Buckhill CapitalJoel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI Capital
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Also worked at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)8
Jeremiah GordonGeneral Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer at CapitalGEmily RohrbachInvestor at Riverwood CapitalOlivia SteedmanExecutive Managing Director at Teachers' Venture GrowthLinxi ChangDirector at Teachers' Venture GrowthDemetrios KellariTechnical Advisor at New System VenturesMichael DeLuciaPartner at Montauk Climate
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Also worked at Centerbridge Partners23
Chris HocevarExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersRomulo PadillaInvestor at Riverwood CapitalJared JacobsManaging Partner at CAVU Consumer PartnersSam AckermanAssistant Controller at Declaration PartnersDavid RabinPartner at Declaration PartnersLaura SalmonController at Declaration Partners
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