Profile
Donald Harding Putnam founded Putnam Lovell Securities, Inc. in 1987, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to 2005, Grail Partners (Private Equity) in 2005, where he is working as Managing Partner from 2005, Manifold Partners LLC in 2012, where he is working as Chief Executive Officer & Director, and Manifold Partners LLC (Investment Management) in 2012, where he is working as Managing Partner & Executive Chairman from 2012.
Mr. Putnam also founded SEI Financial Services Co., where he worked as President.
Mr. Putnam also currently works at Grail Investment Corp., as Chairman from 2007, CBL Markets Holdings Pty Ltd., as Chairman, White Oak Capital Corp., as Director, Align Infrastructure, Inc., as Director, Fifth Era Acquisition Corp.
I, as Director from 2026, Grail Partners LLC, as Managing Partner from 2005, and Emerging Managers Group LP, as Board Member from 2011.
Mr. Putnam also formerly worked at Putnam Lovell NBF Securities, as Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to 2005, Avalon Acquisition, Inc., as Executive Chairman, BKF Capital Group, Inc., as Director from 2005 to 2007, GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc., as Director from 2016 to 2018, Financial Crossing, Inc., as Director, Integrated Trade Processing Corp., as Director, United Capital Financial Partners LLC (Texas), as Director, Xpansiv Ltd., as Director, SEI Investments Co., as President-Mutual Funds Division from 1979 to 1985, Inference Corp.
(California), as President & Chief Operating Officer from 1985 to 1987, and Bankers Trust Co. of Texas, as Vice President from 1977 to 1980.
Donald Putnam active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Grail Partners (Private Equity)
Grail Partners (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Grail seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US. The firm targets companies operating in the field of the financial service sector. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for early, growth and recapitalization/ buyout transactions. | Founder | 2004-12-31 |
Grail Investment Corp.
Grail Investment Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Blank check company | Chairman | 2007-12-12 |
White Oak Capital Corp.
White Oak Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides Investment Services and manage a portfolio of senior secured loans. | Director/Board Member | 2010-05-04 |
Emerging Managers Group LP
Emerging Managers Group LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Distributes offshore asset management products | Director/Board Member | 2010-12-31 |
Manifold Partners LLC
Manifold Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management and quant research advisory services | Founder | 2011-12-31 |
CBL Markets Holdings Pty Ltd.
CBL Markets Holdings Pty Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Facilitates trading of emissions allowances and offsets, water entitlements and allocations | Chairman | - |
Manifold Partners LLC (Investment Management)
Manifold Partners LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Manifold-IM seeks to achieve superior, risk-adjusted returns from diversified portfolios that are not correlated to any style, factor, or market. The firm uses a range of prediction science techniques, applied in a proprietary manner, to predict price behavior for mid and large-cap equity. It can be applied to both equity market neutral (EMN) and long only products in any market for which ‘big data’ is available. | Chief Executive Officer | 2012-08-31 |
Align Infrastructure, Inc.
Align Infrastructure, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Director/Board Member | - |
Grail Partners LLC
Grail Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides merchant banking services | Private Equity Investor | 2005-01-31 |
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| Private companies | 22 |
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SEI Investments Co.
SEI Investments Co. Investment ManagersFinance Provides global investment solutions to institutions and individuals | Finance |
BKF Capital Group, Inc.
BKF Capital Group, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a holding company which invests in technology companies through its subsidiary | Finance |
Inference Corp. (California)
Inference Corp. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, markets, and supports enterprise customer relationship management software solutions | Technology Services |
GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc.
GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management services | Finance |
Grail Partners LLC
Grail Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides merchant banking services | Finance |
Financial Crossing, Inc.
Financial Crossing, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides mortgage and liability management solutions | Commercial Services |
Integrated Trade Processing Corp.
Integrated Trade Processing Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides trading technology services | Technology Services |
Grail Investment Corp.
Grail Investment Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Blank check company | Finance |
White Oak Capital Corp.
White Oak Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides Investment Services and manage a portfolio of senior secured loans. | Finance |
Putnam Lovell NBF Securities
Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services | Finance |
Putnam Lovell Securities, Inc.
Putnam Lovell Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking and other financial services | Finance |
Bankers Trust Co. of Texas
Bankers Trust Co. of Texas Regional BanksFinance Provides banking and wealth management services | Finance |
Grail Partners (Private Equity)
Grail Partners (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Grail seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US. The firm targets companies operating in the field of the financial service sector. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for early, growth and recapitalization/ buyout transactions. | Finance |
SEI Financial Services Co. | |
United Capital Financial Partners, Inc.
United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a wealth management firm | Finance |
Emerging Managers Group LP
Emerging Managers Group LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Distributes offshore asset management products | Miscellaneous |
Manifold Partners LLC
Manifold Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management and quant research advisory services | Finance |
CBL Markets Holdings Pty Ltd.
CBL Markets Holdings Pty Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Facilitates trading of emissions allowances and offsets, water entitlements and allocations | Commercial Services |
Manifold Partners LLC (Investment Management)
Manifold Partners LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Manifold-IM seeks to achieve superior, risk-adjusted returns from diversified portfolios that are not correlated to any style, factor, or market. The firm uses a range of prediction science techniques, applied in a proprietary manner, to predict price behavior for mid and large-cap equity. It can be applied to both equity market neutral (EMN) and long only products in any market for which ‘big data’ is available. | Finance |
Xpansiv Ltd.
Xpansiv Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops technology platform which covers lifecycle of environmental commodities | Technology Services |
Align Infrastructure, Inc.
Align Infrastructure, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
Avalon Acquisition, Inc.
Avalon Acquisition, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company | Finance |
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