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Sam Gaynor

Investor

Managing Director at Altamont Capital Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Sam Gaynor is a Managing Director at Altamont Capital Partners (ACP), where he leads transactions primarily in the financial services sector, focusing on insurance, asset management, and specialty finance businesses, as well as deals in the industrials and business services sectors. Before joining ACP, he worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Chinese, magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.

Invests in

FintechInsurTech

Experience

  1. Altamont Capital PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Altamont Capital PartnersPrincipal2016 — 2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Altamont Capital PartnersVice President2013 — 2016Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. Altamont Capital PartnersSenior Associate2012 — 2013Palo Alto, California, United States
  5. Altamont Capital PartnersAssociate2011 — 2012Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Accelerant HoldingsBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Ascendex UnderwritersBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. Augment RiskBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  9. Hadron InsuranceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  10. Mulberri, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  11. Fleming Insurance HoldingsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  12. Horizon Investments®Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  13. Kinetic AdvantageBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentCarmel, Indiana, United States
  14. Kuvare HoldingsBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  15. Embark GeneralBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
  16. YPOMember - Mosaic Chaptercurrent2024 — present
  17. Nuestra CasaBoard Member2019 — 2024
  18. Douglas ProductsBoard Member2015 — 2023
  19. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2008 — 2011Dallas, TX
  20. Oppenheimer & Co.Equity Research Intern2008
  21. The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2007Dallas, TX

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English

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Colleagues at Altamont Capital Partners

Ailyn Fun
Director, Head of Investor Relations at Altamont Capital Partners
Alanna Morgan
Operations Associate at Altamont Capital Partners
Andrew Kocins
Vice President, Business Development & Capital Markets at Altamont Capital Partners
Andrew Summerville
Vice President at Altamont Capital Partners
Annie Dong
Investor at Dorm Room
Annley Dempsey
Director, Human Relations at Altamont Capital Partners
Ariail Barker
Director, Business Development at Altamont Capital Partners
Arielle Kawasaki
Senior Executive Assistant at Altamont Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Gaynor?
Sam Gaynor is a Managing Director at Altamont Capital Partners (ACP), where he leads transactions primarily in the financial services sector, focusing on insurance, asset management, and specialty finance businesses, as well as deals in the industrials and business services sectors. Before joining ACP, he worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Chinese, magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.
Where does Sam Gaynor work?
Sam Gaynor is Managing Director at Altamont Capital Partners.
What does Sam Gaynor invest in?
Sam Gaynor invests in Fintech, InsurTech.
Where did Sam Gaynor go to school?
Sam Gaynor studied at Washington University in St. Louis (BA, Magna Cum Laude, Economics, Chinese); Belmont Hill School.

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Shared employers

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