John Ailanjian
InvestorManaging Partner at Next Legacy Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- WWJr. Enterprises, Inc.Deputy Chief Investment Officercurrent2026 — presentWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Next Legacy PartnersManaging Partner2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Next Play CapitalGeneral Partner2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Aspen Highland Management, LLCChief Executive Officer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Aspen Highland Management, LLCPartner2012 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- higiBoard Member2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- GreatPoint VenturesAdvisor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ONEHOPE WineAdvisor2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Peek.comBoard Observer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsVice-President2008 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- Lumen Advisors LLCPortfolio Manager2005 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsVice-President2000 — 2005
- Dresdner RCMFixed Income Analyst1996 — 1999
Education
- UCLABachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics1990 — 1994
- Stanford UniversityStanford Executive Program
Skills & more
Hedge Funds13Equities12Emerging Markets5Alternative Investments10Portfolio Management12Trading1Investments6Valuation6Equity Research4Capital Markets6Equity Trading1Private Equity5
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DerivativesFinancial ModelingFixed IncomeBloombergLanguages Armenian
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Next Legacy Partners
Alan Marty
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Amber Puebla
Sr. Experience Manager at Next Legacy Partners
Ben Choi
Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners
Brendon Ayanbadejo
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Caleagh Creech
Principal at Next Legacy Partners
Chris Doppman
Head of Investor Relations at Next Legacy Partners
Chris Eyre
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Don Rhoda
VP of Finance at Next Legacy Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Ailanjian work?
- John Ailanjian is Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners.
- What check size does John Ailanjian write?
- John Ailanjian typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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