Ian Samuels
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at New System Ventures
New York, New York, United States
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
Education
- University of Pennsylvania2003 — 2007
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), Economics2003 — 2007
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology2005
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
- Where does Ian Samuels work?
- Ian Samuels is Founder & Managing Partner at New System Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania765
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Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Also attended The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology78
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Shared employers
Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations60
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Also worked at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)3
Also worked at Centerbridge Partners11
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