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Michael Connallon

Investor

Managing Partner at Garden State Venture Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Managing Partner with 24 years of global financial services experience, including 14 years as an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase in New York and Hong Kong and prior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. A Rowan University graduate and New Jersey native, he previously chaired the Rowan Innovation Venture Fund.

Experience

  1. Garden State Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew Jersey, United States
  2. NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. Operation WaterMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2020 — present
  4. Rowan InnovationsChairman Rowan Innovation Venture Fund (RIVF)2021 — 2024
  5. Rowan UniversityVice Chairman, Board Member and Past Treasurer2018 — 2024
  6. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Executive Director2011 — 2024New York, New York and Hong Kong
  7. Goldman SachsCo-Head Fixed Income Trading2004 — 2011New York, NY and London, UK
  8. Deutsche BankSecurities Finance, Liquidity and Capital Management2000 — 2004

Education

  1. Rowan UniversityBS, Finance
  2. Cornell UniversityCertificate of Entrepreneurship
  3. Coventry UniversityInternational Finance

Skills & more

Venture Capital7Business Innovation4Entrepreneurship4Innovation2Corporate Development5Corporate Governance5Board of Directors2Advisory Boards1Contract Negotiation1Repurchase agreementsProfessional MentoringProduct Marketing
+12 moreProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentRisk ManagementSalesTradingBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness DevelopmentEquitiesFixed IncomeCapital Markets

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Colleagues at Garden State Venture Partners

Ernie Holtzheimer
Managing Partner at Garden State Venture Partners
Shawn Hill
Managing Partner at Garden State Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Michael Connallon work?
Michael Connallon is Managing Partner at Garden State Venture Partners.

Same school

Also attended Rowan University6

Christine AylwardFounder & Managing Partner at Magnetic VenturesAbdulrahman AlthaydiVice President, Capital Formation at Merak CapitalErnie HoltzheimerManaging Partner at Garden State Venture PartnersShawn HillManaging Partner at Garden State Venture PartnersMadison KaskelExecutive Assistant at Brighton Park CapitalKleidi MicoFinance at Electric Capital

Also attended Cornell University703

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Also attended Coventry University21

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rowan Innovations1

Ernie HoltzheimerManaging Partner at Garden State Venture Partners

Also worked at Rowan University3

Michelle SchmittSenior Policy Analyst at Reinvestment FundErnie HoltzheimerManaging Partner at Garden State Venture PartnersDaniel AjayiFounder at Sorce

Also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co.330

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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