Profile
Jonathan has over 22 years experience in finance specializing in niche lending strategies, structured finance and innovative investment solutions.
Recently, he successfully built and sold an online consumer lending platform called BorrowersFirst.
Prior to that Jonathan rans his own banking firm Ende Capital Inc. which created over $3.0 billion of tailor-made structured lending products.
Before Ende Capital, he was at Lehman Brothers where he built their Private Convertible business (PIPEs) and their US Fund-Linked Structured Products desk.
Before Lehman, Jonathan was the Managing Member and Co-founder of NetCentric Partners where he managed several technology venture capital investments.
Prior to Netcentric he was a Managing Director in Equity Derivatives at Bear Stearns and a Vice President at Bankers Trust.
He started out his career in Fixed Income Capital Markets at Salomon Brothers.
Jonathan is also the Founder and Organizer of TEDxWallStreet which is a TED licensed, not-for-profit platform that he created so the biggest thought leaders in our society and economy can share multidisciplinary world changing ideas with the global finance community.
TEDxWallStreet has held conferences at the NYSE in 2012 and 2013 each featuring over 350 attendees and including speakers such as Stan Druckenmiller, Jim Cramer, Michelle Rhee and Bob Woodruff.
Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Duke University and is a CFA charter holder.
Jonathan Ende active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Ende Capital | Founder | 2004-12-31 |
Netcentric Partners LP
 Netcentric Partners LP Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Netcentric Partners LP provides cloud information technology support services. | Private Equity Investor | 2000-02-29 |
SenaHill Investment Group LLC
 SenaHill Investment Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance SenaHill Investment Group LLC (SenaHill Investment) is a Venture Capital subsidiary of SenaHill Partners LP founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Jonathan Ende
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
 Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Private Equity Investor | 2000-02-29 |
Bankers Trust & Co.
 Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Private Equity Investor | 1998-02-28 |
| Kidder Peabody | Private Equity Investor | - |
Ted Conferences LLC
 Ted Conferences LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ted Conferences LLC provides technology, entertainment and design conference services. The firm provides a platform for thinkers, visionaries and teachers, so that people around the globe can gain an understanding of the issues faced by the world, and feed a desire to help create a future. The company was founded by Richard Saul Wurman in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | - |
BorrowersFirst, Inc.
 BorrowersFirst, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BorrowersFirst, Inc. operates a lending platform that provides borrowers with an alternative to traditional financing sources. The company was founded by Jonathan Ende and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Founder | - |
Training of Jonathan Ende
| Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Finance |
| Kidder Peabody | Finance |
Ted Conferences LLC
Ted Conferences LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ted Conferences LLC provides technology, entertainment and design conference services. The firm provides a platform for thinkers, visionaries and teachers, so that people around the globe can gain an understanding of the issues faced by the world, and feed a desire to help create a future. The company was founded by Richard Saul Wurman in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Bankers Trust & Co.
Bankers Trust & Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
SenaHill Investment Group LLC
SenaHill Investment Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance SenaHill Investment Group LLC (SenaHill Investment) is a Venture Capital subsidiary of SenaHill Partners LP founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
BorrowersFirst, Inc.
BorrowersFirst, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BorrowersFirst, Inc. operates a lending platform that provides borrowers with an alternative to traditional financing sources. The company was founded by Jonathan Ende and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Netcentric Partners LP
Netcentric Partners LP Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Netcentric Partners LP provides cloud information technology support services. | Technology Services |
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