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Ian Samuels

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Founder & Managing Partner at New System Ventures · Board director at MetOx International

New York, New York, United States

30 Under 30 2012 · Law & Policy

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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.

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Experience

  1. New System VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  2. CruxFounding Investor & Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. NewlabSenior Advisor2022 — 2023
  5. Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)Partner2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)Vice President2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  7. CavnueActing General Manager2020 — 2021
  8. Sidewalk LabsVice President2019Greater New York City Area
  9. Centerbridge PartnersPrincipal2014 — 2019
  10. Nyca PartnersFounding Advisor2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  11. Council on Foreign RelationsResearch Assistant2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  12. Department of TreasurySenior Policy Advisor2009 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  13. Department of TreasuryPolicy Advisor2009 — 2011
  14. The Blackstone GroupAnalyst2007 — 2009
  15. Banc of America SecuritiesSummer Analyst - Principal Finance Group2006

Skills & more

Strategy3Government3Public Policy9Economics15Policy Analysis11Valuation8Capital Markets3Policy5Financial Modeling17Financial Analysis13Econometrics1

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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 and Board director at MetOx International.
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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