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Edward J. Tobin
Edward J. Tobin is a Director of Global Emerging Markets North America, Inc., where he manages venture capital investing. In addition to his venture capital activities, he has overseen structured finance transactions in industries such as media, telecommunications, manufacturing, real estate and life sciences. Prior to joining GEM, Mr. Tobin was Managing Director of Lincklaen Partners, a private venture capital group. Previously, he had been a portfolio manager with Neuberger and Berman and prior to that Vice President of Nordberg Capital, Inc., an institutional brokerage in New York City. Mr. Tobin received his MBA from the Wharton School, as well as a Master of Science in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Economics (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown is the founder and Director of The Global Emerging Markets North America, Inc., where he oversees the New York office and manages private placements on a global basis. He is on the Board of Directors of Bahrain-based VC Bank, co-sponsor of the GEM MENA Fund. In addition he is Chairman of the CITIC-GEM Fund, a non-voting General Partner in Kinderhook Industries and on the Board of Directors of the Global Leadership Foundation. He began his career with Drexel Burnham Lambert in Sales & Trading in 1985. He later joined Smith Barney as an Investment Advisor from 1986 to 1988 and worked for Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Brown attended UCLA.
Julio Marquez
Julio Marquez is a Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets. He oversees GEM's financial advisory business, and personally specializing in Latin America and the US Hispanic market. At GEM, he has overseen the completion of advisory transactions and fund investments exceeding $1 billion in aggregate value. Prior to joining GEM in 1999, he was a senior banker and Director of Analytics at Violy, Byorum & Partners, a leading Latin American M&A firm. Mr. Marquez has 15 years of experience in international M&A, having previously worked at Wasserstein Perella Group, Citibank and Morgan Stanley & Co. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in systems engineering with honors from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Javier Saade
Javier Saade is a Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring and monitoring private equity, LBO and other alternative investment vehicles domestically and internationally. Prior to joining GEM, Javier was a Principal at Paradigm Group, a Chicago based $200m private equity firm where he focused on buyouts, recaps, and growth/expansion capital placements. He was also an Investment Professional at Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds with $160 billion under management. Concurrent to this he was EVP & Co-Founder of Air America Radio, a national radio network and broadcasting company and a special partner for an award winning design firm in Manhattan. During the previous 8 years he built his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen & Hamilton and held several operations and line management roles at life sciences giant Abbott Laboratories. He has on-the-ground experience in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and has invested, managed, or advised companies in industries that include consumer products, media & entertainment, financial services, pharma & biotech, diversified industrial manufacturing, mining & construction services, alternative energy, oil & gas, and retail industries. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Operations and Technology from Illinois Institute of Technology, and a BS in Industrial Mgmt/Eng from Purdue University and has published articles on The Journal of Private Equity regarding Hispanic-American private equity.
Hashim Raza
Hashim Raza heads Global Emerging Markets efforts in Pakistan. He is primarily responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring private equity and LBO investments for the GEM Pakistan Fund. Prior to joining GEM, Mr. Raza was an investment banker and project finance professional. He was most recently an Energy Banker covering power and utilities at Deutsche Bank Securities in New York. Previous to DB he spent time at JP Morgan Chase in New York. Additionally, he also worked with the Government of Pakistan as a member of the central superior services cadre, where he worked on project finance with bilateral and multi-lateral funding sources in the energy, infrastructure and telecom sectors. Mr. Raza attended New York University where he completed work towards a PhD in Business and holds an M.S. from NYU & an MBA in Strategy and Global Management from Korea Development Institute as its prestigious Global Ambassador Fellow and a Bachelor of Science from Pakistan Military Academy.
Rick Joshi
Rick Joshi is a Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring minority investments primarily in the US, UK, Australia and India for the GEM Global Fund. Prior to this he gained substantial emerging market experience while heading all research as well as public market investments as the Mumbai-based Vice President of Times Guaranty, the merchant banking subsidiary of The Times of India Group. He previously gained operating experience in senior marketing management positions with Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and Intel in Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Joshi holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho as well as an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Franco Scalamandre
Franco Scalamandre is a Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets North America, Inc., where he manages listed company investments and related transactions. Mr. Scalamandre received his Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Harvard University in 1979 and received the Harvard Scholarship for “Academic Distinction of the Highest Achievement during the Academic Year.” He is named after his grandfather Franco Scalamandre, the founder of Scalamandre Silks, Inc.
Warren P. Baker
Warren P. Baker, III is an Investment Professional at Global Emerging Markets. Warren is responsible for sourcing, structuring and monitoring public and private equity investments worldwide. Prior to joining GEM, Warren was an Associate at Discovery Capital, a boutique Investment Banking firm focused on the U.S. Hispanic Market and Latin America. Warren spent two years as an analyst at Citi’s Latin America Investment Banking Group and also was part of IBM’s Business Consulting Services Division as a Strategy Consultant in their Financial Markets Practice. Warren serves as Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian American Association of NY, a private, non-profit business organization which for 80 years has promoted investment and commerce between the United States and Colombia. Mr. Baker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Babson College. He is fluent in Spanish and can read and understand Portuguese.
