Dean Riskas
Director/Board Member at Union Square Advisors LLC
Profile
Mr. Dean Riskas is President & Managing Director at TriplePoint Capital LLC.
Prior to joining TriplePoint, Mr. Riskas was the co-founder of Trinity Advisors, Inc., providing advisory services to institutional investors in connection with highly structured, domestic and cross-border leveraged lease transactions.
Before Trinity, he oversaw the lease equity placement group at Comdisco, Inc., closing several billion dollars of equipment lease transactions, including those designed to optimize the tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts.
A lifetime member of the Atherton community, he has served as President of the Menlo Circus Club, Board member of Menlo School and Elder of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.
He currently serves on the UCLA Board of Governors and Boards of Ronald McDonald House and the COPF Foundation.
He is also a member of the Finance Committee of the Menlo Country Club.
Mr. Riskas holds an M.B.A.
in Accounting and Finance and a B.A.
in Economics from UCLA.
Dean Riskas active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Union Square Advisors LLC
 Union Square Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Union Square Advisors LLC is a technology-focused investment bank that offers strategic mergers & acquisitions advice and execution, agented private capital financing, and debt capital markets advisory services. The private company was founded in 2007 by Edward R. Smith, William C. McClelland and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company works with leading public and private technology companies, private equity, venture capital and family offices, and their expertise spans many aspects of the technology landscape, including enterprise software and infrastructure, fintech, healthcaretech, internet+digital media, ecommerce, consumer software, aiot & industrial technology and other key segments. Since inception, Union Square Advisors has advised on more than 170 strategic transactions exceeding $118b. | Director/Board Member | 15/11/2020 |
Former positions of Dean Riskas
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Comdisco, Inc.
 Comdisco, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Comdisco, Inc. is a company based in Rosemont, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
TriplePoint Ventures LLC
 TriplePoint Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Ventures LLC (TriplePoint Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of TriplePoint Capital LLC founded in 2006 by Jim P. Labe and Sajal K. Srivastava. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, New York. | President | - |
Trinity Advisory Group LP
 Trinity Advisory Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999 by Daniel Meader, Trinity Advisory Group LP, formerly Trinity Advisors LP, is a financial advisory and merchant banking firm located in Southlake, Texas. The firm is affiliated with Trinity Private Equity Group, a sponsor of direct and control investments in middle-market companies and TPEG Securities LLC is a registered broker/dealer and member of FINRA and the SIPC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
TriplePoint Capital LLC
 TriplePoint Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Capital LLC (Triplepoint Capital) is a global specialty debt financing firm founded in 1987 by Jim Labe. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | President | - |
Training of Dean Riskas
| University of California, Los Angeles | Masters Business Admin |
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TriplePoint Capital LLC
TriplePoint Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Capital LLC (Triplepoint Capital) is a global specialty debt financing firm founded in 1987 by Jim Labe. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
TriplePoint Ventures LLC
TriplePoint Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Ventures LLC (TriplePoint Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of TriplePoint Capital LLC founded in 2006 by Jim P. Labe and Sajal K. Srivastava. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, New York. | Finance |
Trinity Advisory Group LP
Trinity Advisory Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999 by Daniel Meader, Trinity Advisory Group LP, formerly Trinity Advisors LP, is a financial advisory and merchant banking firm located in Southlake, Texas. The firm is affiliated with Trinity Private Equity Group, a sponsor of direct and control investments in middle-market companies and TPEG Securities LLC is a registered broker/dealer and member of FINRA and the SIPC. | Finance |
Comdisco, Inc.
Comdisco, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Comdisco, Inc. is a company based in Rosemont, IL. | Technology Services |
Union Square Advisors LLC
Union Square Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Union Square Advisors LLC is a technology-focused investment bank that offers strategic mergers & acquisitions advice and execution, agented private capital financing, and debt capital markets advisory services. The private company was founded in 2007 by Edward R. Smith, William C. McClelland and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company works with leading public and private technology companies, private equity, venture capital and family offices, and their expertise spans many aspects of the technology landscape, including enterprise software and infrastructure, fintech, healthcaretech, internet+digital media, ecommerce, consumer software, aiot & industrial technology and other key segments. Since inception, Union Square Advisors has advised on more than 170 strategic transactions exceeding $118b. | Finance |
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