Edwin A. Goodman
Director/Board Member at Fashion Institute of Technology
Profile
Ed is a Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Activate, where he focuses on identifying new investment opportunities for the firm.
He co-founded Milestone Venture Partners with Todd Pietri and was initially Milestone’s Managing Partner.
Ed began his career at Patricof & Company where he managed a fund that invested in Apple Computer’s last private financing before completing its IPO.
Ed then joined Hambros Bank, Ltd.
and managed Hambros’ venture capital and investment banking operations in the United States.
The Hambros investment team financed a wide variety of businesses, including Staples, Corporate Software, Petsmart and Veeco Instruments.
Ed was instrumental in expanding Hambros’ presence in venture capital, supervising the creation of a series of biomedical investment funds as well as a multinational venture business that included funds operating in Japan, Australia, and Israel.
Before embarking on his financial services career, Ed joined his family’s high-fashion retail business, Bergdorf Goodman.
He worked closely with his father to complete the sale of Bergdorf Goodman to Carter Hawley Hale Stores.
Ed is the former Chairman of the Board of the Fashion Institute of Technology, an 8,000-student college within the State University of New York (SUNY).
He is a Trustee of the Andrew Goodman Foundation, which supports college student voter registration and social entrepreneurship.
Ed was a founding director of Donors Choose, a non-profit that enables individual donors to fund projects initiated by public school teachers.
He is the former Board Chair and Life Trustee of the Choate Rosemary Hall School.
Ed holds a BA in English Literature from Yale University and an MS from Columbia Business School.
Edwin A. Goodman active positions
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Isabella Capital LLC
 Isabella Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Isabella Capital LLC (Isabella Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Margaret Wyant. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Investment Committee Member | - |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | Director/Board Member | - |
DosedDaily, Inc.
 DosedDaily, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DosedDaily, Inc. operates as a provider of continuing medical education through daily emails. The firm provides clinically-relevant question delivered to inbox each day. The company was founded by Rolla Couchman in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Pomona Investment Fund
 Pomona Investment Fund Investment ManagersFinance Pomona Investment Fund seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout, mezzanine, infrastructure, and early to later-stage transactions. It makes fund investments and considers secondary transactions and investing in public. It also makes co-investments. | Director/Board Member | - |
| The Andrew GoodmanFoundation | Director/Board Member | - |
Activate Venture Partners
 Activate Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Activate Venture Partners (Activate Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Glen Bressner and Todd T. Pietri. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-03-31 |
Former positions of Edwin A. Goodman
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|---|---|---|
| Hambro America, Inc. | President | 1999-12-30 |
Investec Private Equity
 Investec Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance Investec Private Equity (Investec Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Investec Ltd founded in 1974 by Larry Nestadt, Errol Grolman and Ian Kantor. The firm is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. | Chief Executive Officer | 1998-12-31 |
Apax Partners, Inc.
 Apax Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1976, Apax Partners, Inc. is a venture capital/private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners LLP | Private Equity Investor | 1979-12-31 |
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Training of Edwin A. Goodman
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Columbia Business School | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Apax Partners, Inc.
Apax Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1976, Apax Partners, Inc. is a venture capital/private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners LLP | Finance |
Pomona Investment Fund
Pomona Investment Fund Investment ManagersFinance Pomona Investment Fund seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout, mezzanine, infrastructure, and early to later-stage transactions. It makes fund investments and considers secondary transactions and investing in public. It also makes co-investments. | Finance |
Activate Venture Partners
Activate Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Activate Venture Partners (Activate Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Glen Bressner and Todd T. Pietri. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Isabella Capital LLC
Isabella Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Isabella Capital LLC (Isabella Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Margaret Wyant. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Finance |
Investec Private Equity
Investec Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance Investec Private Equity (Investec Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Investec Ltd founded in 1974 by Larry Nestadt, Errol Grolman and Ian Kantor. The firm is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. | Finance |
DonorsChoose.org
 DonorsChoose.org Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DonorsChoose.org provides public education by engaging citizens in an online marketplace where teachers describe and individuals can fund specific student projects. The firm offers the clients with access to an online collection of information, materials and services related to DC and its work, including text, pictures, photographs, audio and video, graphics, logos, marks and images, as well as software used in accessing the sites, displaying the content, and utilizing the functionality offered through the sites. The company was founded by Charles Best in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
EC-Finance.com, Inc.
 EC-Finance.com, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance EC-Finance.com, Inc. designs, develops and markets Internet-based financial solutions that facilitate international trade. Its online letter of credit product provides each of the parties the capability to access and view critical information from its database. The firm specializes in strategic and technical architecture consulting services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
| Hambro America, Inc. | |
| The Andrew GoodmanFoundation | |
DosedDaily, Inc.
DosedDaily, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DosedDaily, Inc. operates as a provider of continuing medical education through daily emails. The firm provides clinically-relevant question delivered to inbox each day. The company was founded by Rolla Couchman in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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