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About
General Counsel and Secretary of Commonfund, with prior roles as general counsel of investment firms and as a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and service as a military Judge Advocate.
Experience
- CommonfundGeneral Counselcurrent2015 — presentWilton, Connecticut
- Connecticut Army National GuardLieutenant Colonelcurrent2021 — present
- Aladdin CapitalGeneral Counsel2010 — 2015Stamford, Connecticut
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPPartner2006 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- United States Army ReserveMajor1997 — 2008Bronx, New York
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPSenior Associate2001 — 2006New York, New York
Skills & more
Dispute ResolutionArbitrationPrivate PlacementsCross-border TransactionsContractualExecutive ManagementStructured FinanceLegal ComplianceRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernanceFinanceLabor and Employment Law
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Civil LitigationNonprofit OrganizationsFixed IncomeEquitiesPrivate EquityHedge FundsSecurities RegulationBankingAcquisitionsFrom Sharad's professional profile.
Colleagues at Common Fund
Aaron Miller
Managing Director, Head of Global Venture Capital at Common Fund
Allison Kaspriske
Managing Director at Common Fund
Amanda Novello
Associate Director at Common Fund
Amy Harlacker
Managing Director, Head of Operations at Common Fund
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Anita Hariton
President and CEO, Commonfund Securities at Common Fund
Annabella Neilsen
Projects and Programs Associate at Common Fund
Anthony Peretore
Managing Director at Common Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sharad Samy?
- General Counsel and Secretary of Commonfund, with prior roles as general counsel of investment firms and as a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and service as a military Judge Advocate.
- Where does Sharad Samy work?
- Sharad Samy is General Counsel at Common Fund.
- Where did Sharad Samy go to school?
- Sharad Samy studied at Columbia Law School (J.D.); Columbia University (A.B., Political Science).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Law School134
Sapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionJoanna BlackGeneral Counsel at Madrona Venture GroupHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock PartnersPria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at GreycroftElaine SunInvestor at CapitalGJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures
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Also attended Columbia University1,314
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP49
Julia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink CapitalJoseph MaloneyAssistant General Counsel at Ospraie Ag ScienceVivian LovettHead of Legal at Samsung NextErin SedloffChief Legal Officer at Mainsail PartnersJohn CrandonGeneral Counsel at Thundermark CapitalRichard HarrochManaging Director and Global Head of M&A at VantagePoint Capital Partners
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Also worked at United States Army Reserve24
Cliff CoppersmithBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOTim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesKevin WeilOperator in Residence at Scribble VenturesOlamide BalogunFinance & Admin Assistant at Norrsken22Shabaka GibsonPrincipal at HealthX VenturesAlexander HarstrickManaging Partner, Co-Founder at J2 Ventures
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Also worked at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP24
Ken PierceGlobal Co-Head of Insurance Solutions at Fortress Investment GroupMatthew WalkerManaging Director at S2G InvestmentsChris MirickInvestor at IBXCasper KonnerupInvestment Manager at DICOSarah CarrFund Manager at Big Red VenturesKatie VorhisDeputy General Counsel at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
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