Where did Justin Poitras go to school?

Justin Poitras studied at Trinity College-Hartford (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government); Trinity College Rome Campus; Pinkerton Academy (High School Diploma).

Justin Poitras

Investor

Head of Investor Relations at Illuminate Financial

New York, New York, United States

About

Justin Poitras is Head of Investor Relations at Illuminate Financial, where he leads capital formation strategy and investor relationships. He previously worked in investor relations at Fin Capital and on the Secondary Advisory team at PJT Partners, and began his career as an M&A paralegal at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He holds a BA in Political Science from Trinity College.

Experience

Illuminate FinancialHead of Investor Relationscurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
Fin CapitalVice President2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
PJT PartnersAssociate2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPMergers and Acquisitions Paralegal2019 — 2022New York, New York, United States
State of ConnecticutLegislative Intern2019Hartford, Connecticut
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & TexasEnterprise Sourcing Intern2018Greater Chicago Area
Trinity College-HartfordTeaching Assistant2017Hartford, Connecticut
New Hampshire Judicial BranchJudicial Intern - New Hampshire Circuit Court - 9th Circuit - District Division2017Nashua, New Hampshire

Skills & more

Leadership5Teamwork5Microsoft Word4Microsoft Office6Microsoft Excel3Microsoft PowerPoint2Customer ServiceResearch2Project Management3Time Management2Data Analysis1Sales

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Marketing

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Colleagues at Illuminate Financial

Alex Gheorghe

Investor at Illuminate Financial

Alexander Ross

General Partner & Head of New York at Illuminate Financial

Andrew Patey

Chief Financial Officer at Illuminate Financial

Charlton Hook

Investor at Illuminate Financial

Crystal Tan

Executive Assistant at Illuminate Financial

Esther Muschamp

Human Resources Business Partner at Illuminate Financial

Hugo Hazon

Investor at Illuminate Financial

Julie McCrimlisk

Investor at Illuminate Financial

Frequently asked questions

Who is Justin Poitras?: Justin Poitras is Head of Investor Relations at Illuminate Financial, where he leads capital formation strategy and investor relationships. He previously worked in investor relations at Fin Capital and on the Secondary Advisory team at PJT Partners, and began his career as an M&A paralegal at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He holds a BA in Political Science from Trinity College.
Where does Justin Poitras work?: Justin Poitras is Head of Investor Relations at Illuminate Financial.
Where did Justin Poitras go to school?: Justin Poitras studied at Trinity College-Hartford (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government); Trinity College Rome Campus; Pinkerton Academy (High School Diploma).

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Also attended Pinkerton Academy5

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fin Capital33

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Also worked at PJT Partners44

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Also worked at State of Connecticut1

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Also worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas7

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