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About
Matt Cherian has over 20 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, and M&A advisory for global corporates, institutional asset managers, and financial sponsors. He holds an MBA from London Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the University of Houston.
Experience
- BDA Partners-Development Bank of JapanSenior Advisorcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
- Monta Vista CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mutual of OmahaMD SVP Co-Head Corporate & Maritime2018 — 2019United States
- Bank of America Merrill LynchGCB Global Banking & Markets2015 — 2018Houston, Texas Area
- Regions BankVP Corporate & Industrial2014 — 2015Houston, Texas Area
- TSIB FundCredit Officer2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- HSBC Bank USASVP Global Banking and Markets2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Bank of AmericaSVP Global Wealth & Investment Management2006 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- BBVA CompassVice President2000 — 2006Houston, Texas Area
Skills & more
FINRACapital Markets1Restructuring1Investment Management1Strategic PartnershipsLegislative RelationsCapital FormationCRM SoftwareInvestment SalesFundraisingInvestor RelationsVenture Capital1
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Business ValuationModelingFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Business Performance ManagementCorporate Strategy FormulationSupply Chain ManagementForecastingFinancial ControllingBusiness Process ImprovementValuationManagementBusiness PlanningLanguages Spanish
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — Level 1-3
From Matt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Monta Vista Capital
Glen Anderson
Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Job Simon
Venture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista Capital
Kaz Terada
Venture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital
Prashant Shah
Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Roger Krakoff
General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Venktesh Shukla
Founder & General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Viswa Sankaranarayanan
Venture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Cherian?
- Matt Cherian has over 20 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, and M&A advisory for global corporates, institutional asset managers, and financial sponsors. He holds an MBA from London Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the University of Houston.
- Where does Matt Cherian work?
- Matt Cherian is Venture Partner at Monta Vista Capital.
- Where did Matt Cherian go to school?
- Matt Cherian studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Capital Markets); CFA Institute (CFA Institute, Financial Analysis and Investment Management); University of Houston (Bachelor's degree, Economics & Finance).
Same school
Also attended London Business School986
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED Investors
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Also attended CFA Institute267
Laviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalJan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalHans DellenbachSenior Partner, CFO, Head of Corporate Development at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp
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Also attended University of Houston136
Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPreston SniderManager, IT at Sapphire VenturesEric RagsdaleAnalyst at Mercury FundSamina FaridInvestor at Golden SeedsYuxinVenture Scout at Little Bristol PartnersEvan PritchardSenior Managing Director & Co-Founder at JStar Capital Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mutual of Omaha1
Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch450
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneAnish AggarwalInvestor at Lightbank
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Also worked at Regions Bank27
Andrew DietrichVice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth PartnersCharlie PlaucheManaging Director at S3 VenturesJeffrey HollandInvestment Professional at Innovatus Capital PartnersPatrick WalshFinance Advisor at 2Flo VenturesBrock JohnsonManaging Director at Oxford Finance LLCFletcher AbeleDirector of Partnerships at Redmont Capital
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