Ethan Finkelstein

Venture Fellow at Recast Capital
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New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • Hebrew Elementary proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Venture Fellow
      • Dec 2022 - Present

      ▪ Selected into highly competitive Venture Fellows program working with an emerging manager fund of funds focused on managers from underrepresented backgrounds in Venture ▪ Supports LP fundraising efforts through prospecting, direct outreach, and networking with LPs ▪ Writes investment memos and conducts research on funds for potential investments with a focus on Climate Tech and impact industries. ▪ Helps build and implement systems/processes for tracking and managing pipeline of nearly 2,000 emerging managers Show less

    • Australia
    • Leasing Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Impact Investing Fellow
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      Conducting research analyzing financial returns for different impact investment industries and analyzing the performance of impact funds. Conducting research analyzing financial returns for different impact investment industries and analyzing the performance of impact funds.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • MBA Candidate
      • Jul 2022 - Present

      Merit Scholarship (Jennifer and Matthew Meyer Endowment Fellow); Dean's List (Top 10% of Class); Impact Investing Fellow; Social Business Fellow; Venture Capital Investment Competition Organizer; VP of Alumni for VC Club; Jewish Business Alliance Co-President; Net Impact Club; Out@MSB; MBA Volunteers Merit Scholarship (Jennifer and Matthew Meyer Endowment Fellow); Dean's List (Top 10% of Class); Impact Investing Fellow; Social Business Fellow; Venture Capital Investment Competition Organizer; VP of Alumni for VC Club; Jewish Business Alliance Co-President; Net Impact Club; Out@MSB; MBA Volunteers

    • United Kingdom
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fellow
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Consult with start-ups on business related challenges Consulted with ReRent, a real-estate start-up that makes it easy for renters to sublet their apartments. Helped develop a market launch playbook, scoped property managers for partnerships and conducted interviews, and provided a comprehensive review of the company's marketing strategy. Consult with start-ups on business related challenges Consulted with ReRent, a real-estate start-up that makes it easy for renters to sublet their apartments. Helped develop a market launch playbook, scoped property managers for partnerships and conducted interviews, and provided a comprehensive review of the company's marketing strategy.

    • United States
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager, Grant Investments & Management
      • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

      ▪ Directed largest ever increase in new portfolio organizations (over 200%), primarily focused on economic empowerment programs, including managing a pipeline of over 100 nonprofits and identifying, vetting, and onboarding 17 new grant applicants totaling $3.5M in investments to align with new grants strategy.▪ Secured $2.4M in match funding for an economic empowerment and STEM education grant portfolio from Comcast Foundation by writing an MOU, hiring and training new staff, and building a new application process leading to $4.8M in funding for grantees and opening the door for additional funding from Comcast.▪ Developed a plan to overhaul grant making systems streamlining processes to reduce staff time by 50% and bring down cost of distributing grants from $10K/grant to $5K/grant increasing output from 20 grants/year to 50.▪ Spearheaded an initiative to increase annual investment in BIPOC nonprofits from 5%-20% of investments ($2.5M-$6.8M) and implemented guidelines for tracking DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) metrics for grantees. Show less

    • Grant Investment Manager (Investments)
      • Apr 2019 - Jan 2022

      ▪ Developed key domestic and international grantmaking strategies for $30M/year foundation focused on child poverty alleviation including creating new funding initiatives such as the Youth Advisory Council's participatory grantmaking fund.▪ Fostered a learning and collaboration ecosystem for grantees by facilitating grantee partner events and annual convenings. ▪ Oversaw the grants management of a portfolio totaling over $30M/year, conducted programmatic and financial evaluations of new partners, and managed a team of four external grants Assessors.▪ Analyzed and compiled the portfolio’s impact data and creates regular reports and presentations to demonstrate impact on nearly 25 million children across 40 countries.▪ Played a leading role in the development of the organization’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning protocols including creating the outcomes, indicators, and outputs used to demonstrate impact. Show less

    • Senior Grant Investment Coordinator
      • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

      ▪ Built and maintained financial model for investment portfolio producing financial reports on investments for 200+ grants, totaling over $300M, and tracking targets across 14+ key metrics such as diversity, restricted funding, etc.▪ Designed, implemented, and trained 6 person team on a new grants management and impact data collection system streamlining all processes and impact reporting, reducing labor time by 25% and produced savings of $50K/year.▪ Played a leading role in development of organization’s MEL (monitoring, evaluation, and learning) protocols and produced annual quantitative reports on impact of portfolio on 30 million children in 40 countries to boost donor engagement and giving. Show less

    • Grants Programs Coordinator
      • Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

    • Cambodia
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fundraising and Communications Manager
      • Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

      • Created and executed communications strategy including writing and publishing the organization’s first ever annual report allowing us to apply for funding from additional donors ultimately securing funding from 3 institutional donors including a grant from US State Department for $20K. • Managed fundraising initiative of $100,000 for a Cambodian-led children’s education NGO from individuals and new institutional donors including grants from international donors (UK, Singapore, France, Australia). Show less

    • Intern at the Consulate of France in Boston in the Office for Science and Technology
      • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

      • Coordinated accelerator programs for startups in France and Boston. • Drafted speeches for the Consul General; compiled and managed monthly newsletter and wrote articles in French and English on French-American science and business news sent to mass mailing lists; • Assisted in the creation of a new website; completed expense reports and edited website content. • Coordinated accelerator programs for startups in France and Boston. • Drafted speeches for the Consul General; compiled and managed monthly newsletter and wrote articles in French and English on French-American science and business news sent to mass mailing lists; • Assisted in the creation of a new website; completed expense reports and edited website content.

    • Summer Research Intern
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Conducted research concerning economic development and micro-finance with a Bangladeshi NGO. • Attended field visits; conducted interviews with beneficiaries and staff; observed firm practices. • Presented findings to senior staff of NGO with 1 million members. • Conducted research concerning economic development and micro-finance with a Bangladeshi NGO. • Attended field visits; conducted interviews with beneficiaries and staff; observed firm practices. • Presented findings to senior staff of NGO with 1 million members.

    • United States
    • Legislative Offices
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      • Legislative work: wrote a House Resolution, obtained co-sponsors for bills, wrote speeches for the member, wrote memos and conducted research on a variety of political topics. • Constituent services: answered phones, responded to mail, and gave tours of the Capitol. • Organized Congressional briefings on the current immigration crisis. • Legislative work: wrote a House Resolution, obtained co-sponsors for bills, wrote speeches for the member, wrote memos and conducted research on a variety of political topics. • Constituent services: answered phones, responded to mail, and gave tours of the Capitol. • Organized Congressional briefings on the current immigration crisis.

    • United States
    • Recreational Facilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Counselor and Assistant to Head of Age Group
      • Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

      • Assisted with staff management and committee organization of 16 counselors. • Supervised 12-15 campers for the entire day. • Organized trips, daily logistics, and programs for a group of over 100 children. • Assisted with staff management and committee organization of 16 counselors. • Supervised 12-15 campers for the entire day. • Organized trips, daily logistics, and programs for a group of over 100 children.

    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern to Director
      • Apr 2012 - May 2012

      • Researched and catalogued notes for the Director of the organization on the history of AFL-CIO foreign policy spanning 20 years. • Attended lectures and meetings on international labor rights relevant to the organization. • Researched and catalogued notes for the Director of the organization on the history of AFL-CIO foreign policy spanning 20 years. • Attended lectures and meetings on international labor rights relevant to the organization.

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern to SVP
      • Aug 2009 - Aug 2011

      • Wrote descriptions for apartment listings. • Assisted in showing apartments. • Performed general office work. • Wrote descriptions for apartment listings. • Assisted in showing apartments. • Performed general office work.

Education

  • Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2022 - 2024
  • London Business School
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Exchange Student
    2023 - 2023
  • Tufts University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations (Economic Development)
    2012 - 2016
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
    Columbia Programs Abroad in Paris at Reid Hall, French
    2015 -
  • Sciences Po
    License 2, History of Empires in the 20th Century
    2015 -
  • MIT xPRO
    Designing & Running Randomized Evaluations
    2020 - 2020
  • New York University
    Financial Modeling
    2019 - 2019
  • Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    High School Diploma
    2008 - 2012

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