Whitney Haring-Smith
InvestorManaging Partner at Anzu Partners · Board director at Adaptive Surface Technologies · Board director at Partium
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $8M
About
Whitney Haring-Smith is a co-founding Managing Partner at Anzu Partners, where he oversees the firm's private credit, software and medical device investments, structured public equity investments, and portfolio support functions. Before Anzu, he was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group, working across energy, industrial goods, and globalization in BCG's San Francisco, Seattle, and Hong Kong offices. He co-founded and chaired the board of College Abacus, a college financial aid comparison site acquired by ECMC in 2014, and holds degrees from Yale University and a doctorate from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyMedical DevicesSaaS
Board director at Adaptive Surface Technologies
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Board director at Partium
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Experience
- Anzu PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — present
- ExOneChair, ExOne Global Holdingscurrent2025 — present
- Lex GeneralisExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — present
- Partium.ioBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public PolicyVisiting Fellowcurrent2019 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Sofregen Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- VoltaiqBoard Member2020 — 2026
- XENDEEBoard Member2022 — 2026
- Envoy Medical CorporationBoard Member2021 — 2024Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Council on Foreign RelationsInternational Affairs Fellow, Canada (IAF-C)2019 — 2020
- MultiMechanicsBoard Member2018 — 2019Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdjunct Instructor2019Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Axsun TechnologiesBoard Member2015 — 2019Billerica, MA
- The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2011 — 2015Seattle, Scotland, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Lagos
- College AbacusCo-Founder & Chairman2012 — 2014
- Korea Institute for International Economic PolicyVisiting Fellow2010Seoul, Korea
- National Democratic Institute (NDI)Reporting Manager, Electoral Observation Mission2010Kabul, Afghanistan
- Dunia Frontier ConsultantsProject Leader2009 — 2010
- Eurasia GroupConsultant2007 — 2010
- Democracy InternationalOperations Manager, Electoral Observation Mission2009Kabul, Afghanistan
- The Carter CenterLong-Term Election Observer2009Indonesia
- UNDPOperations, Afghanistan New Beginnings Program (ANBP)2006Afghanistan
- UNHCRAssistant, Colombo, Sri Lanka office2004Colombo, Sri Lanka
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From Whitney's professional profile.
Deals · 1
PartiumBoard seat
via Anzu Partners · filed Feb 2024 · $18.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Adaptive Surface TechnologiesCollege Abacus
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Anzu Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Whitney Haring-Smith?
- Whitney Haring-Smith is a co-founding Managing Partner at Anzu Partners, where he oversees the firm's private credit, software and medical device investments, structured public equity investments, and portfolio support functions. Before Anzu, he was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group, working across energy, industrial goods, and globalization in BCG's San Francisco, Seattle, and Hong Kong offices. He co-founded and chaired the board of College Abacus, a college financial aid comparison site acquired by ECMC in 2014, and holds degrees from Yale University and a doctorate from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
- Where does Whitney Haring-Smith work?
- Whitney Haring-Smith is Managing Partner at Anzu Partners and Board director at Adaptive Surface Technologies and Board director at Partium.
- What does Whitney Haring-Smith invest in?
- Whitney Haring-Smith invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Energy, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- What check size does Whitney Haring-Smith write?
- Whitney Haring-Smith typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- What boards does Whitney Haring-Smith sit on?
- Whitney Haring-Smith holds tracked board seats at Adaptive Surface Technologies, College Abacus, Partium.
- Where did Whitney Haring-Smith go to school?
- Whitney Haring-Smith studied at University of Oxford (DPhil, Politics); Yale University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Political Science and Government); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government).
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