About
Jim Quismorio is the principal and CEO of Alto Partners. He started as an M&A banker at Lehman Brothers in 1994 and became a Managing Director in 2006 overseeing corporate M&A and strategy in the Asia Executive Office, and was on the management committee involved in the 2008 sale of Lehman Brothers' international businesses to Nomura. After leaving the industry in 2012, he founded the Alto Partners family office with former executives from TPG, KKR and Northstar. He holds a BS from the Wharton School and a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, studied economics at Waseda in Japan, and is proficient in Japanese.
Experience
- Analog CapitalFounder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2013 — presentSingapore
- Ansible VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
- Analog VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- Private Family OfficePortfolio Manager2012 — 2013Singapore
- NomuraManaging Director2008 — 2012Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore
- Lehman BrothersManaging Director2001 — 2008Tokyo
- Lehman BrothersVice President, Investment Banking1994 — 2000New York, Hong Kong
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics1990 — 1994
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Asian Studies1990 — 1994
- Waseda UniversityEconomics (semester abroad)1993 — 1994
- Polytechnic School1976 — 1990
Skills & more
Capital Markets25Investment Banking50Hedge Funds20Special Situations3High Yield5Strategic Financial Planning15Credit3Budgets4Financial Risk9Finance17Financial Planning7Valuation3
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Portfolio ManagementExecutive ManagementPrivate EquityEquitiesMergers & AcquisitionsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)StrategyManagementLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Also attended Waseda University47
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalKoichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesAyaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAuraShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKosho SatoInvestment Partner at Joyance Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Analog Capital2
Also worked at Ansible Ventures1
Also worked at Analog Ventures2
Also worked at Nomura107
Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarkInvestor at Boundary CapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpElisabeth SpencerAssociate — Endurance at Energize Ventures
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