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Kari GarberunlockedJay: together at Lightyear Capital (2015)
×2Jay: together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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About
Jay Comerford is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Lightyear Capital, which he joined in 2007. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Banc of America Securities, focusing on M&A, leveraged buyouts, and capital raises, and earlier held roles as an Investment Specialist at PIMCO Advisors and as an equity options trader at Cohen, Duffy & McGowan. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Rochester.
Experience
- Lightyear CapitalPartnercurrent2007 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Schellman & Company, LLCBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ampliFI Loyalty SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- eCommissionBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Engage PEOBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Analyst - Financial Institutions Group2004 — 2007New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
- CFA — CFA Institute
From Jay's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lightyear
Alex Culwell
Associate at Lightyear
Alex Reiner
Associate, Portfolio Solutions at Lightyear
Alexa Feinman
Executive Assistant at Lightyear
Ben Strumeier
Principal, Assistant General Counsel at Lightyear
Bob Lyon
Vice President, Controller at Lightyear
Brendan Lenhard
Senior Associate, Investments at Lightyear
Brittany McCollum
Associate, Fundraising & Investor Relations at Lightyear
Carter Pichardo
Senior Accountant at Lightyear
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Comerford?
- Jay Comerford is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Lightyear Capital, which he joined in 2007. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Banc of America Securities, focusing on M&A, leveraged buyouts, and capital raises, and earlier held roles as an Investment Specialist at PIMCO Advisors and as an equity options trader at Cohen, Duffy & McGowan. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Rochester.
- Where does Jay Comerford work?
- Jay Comerford is Partner at Lightyear.
- Where did Jay Comerford go to school?
- Jay Comerford studied at University of Rochester (Mathematics and Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Rochester110
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightyear Capital43
Kari GarberChief of Staff at Shine CapitalMatt PerlmanAdvisory Partner at IA Capital GroupRichard KorhammerManaging Director, Head of Technology at SenaHill PartnersTim WangFounder, Managing Partner at Monolith Venture Advisory LimitedKimberly HilgerSenior Associate at Zone VenturesSarah BerningVice President, Fundraising & Investor Relations at Lightyear
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Also worked at Schellman & Company, LLC1
Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch372
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill ReedInvestor at Spark Capital
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