TEAM

The Vanterra team has significant direct investing, fund investing, and operating experience. Over the past two decades, the firm’s Partners have successfully managed third party investment funds and invested in hundreds of companies globally through multiple economic and capital market cycles. Many of these investments involved significant hands-on operating experience.

Vanterra’s direct investment team includes 9 investment professionals with over 100 professionals within the underlying fund platforms.

KEY PRINCIPALS

SENIOR TEAM MEMBERS

SHAD F. AZIMI

Mr. Shad Azimi is a Managing Partner and the Founder of Vanterra. Mr. Azimi has over 20 years of global private equity investment experience. Prior to founding Vanterra Capital, he was a Principal at NYL Capital (Goldpoint...

STEVEN HIMMEL

Mr. Steven Himmel is a Principal at Vanterra, and has been with the firm since its inception in 2008. Mr. Himmel is responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities and expanding the Vanterra network of partnerships...

ALEJANDRO WEINSTEIN

Mr. Weinstein is focused primarily on international business development for Vanterra portfolio companies. Mr. Weinstein has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Weinstein was the CEO of CFR Pharmaceuticals…

FUND SEEDING ADVISORY BOARD

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ALAN QUASHA

Mr. Alan Quasha is an advisor of Vanterra. Mr. Quasha is involved in numerous boards and currently serves as President of Quadrant Management, Inc., investment committee member of Trilantic Capital Partners...

JOHN SCHUMACHER

Mr. John Schumacher is Chairman and co-founder of GoldPoint Partners, responsible for overseeing GoldPoint’s investment and business development activities and managing the firm’s fund investment business...

ARCHIE COX

Mr. Archibald (Archie) Cox, Jr. is the former Chairman of Barclays Americas. Mr. Cox began his career at Morgan Stanley & Co. and eventually launched Morgan Stanley International in London and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 1988...