J. Lavia Thomas
Private Equity Investor at Nuveen (Private Equity)
Network origin in J. Lavia Thomas first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
University of California, Berkeley
559
| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 559 |
Nuveen (Private Equity)
 Nuveen (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Nuveen (Private Equity) (Nuveen) subsidiary of TIAA founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
12
| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 12 |
Relational Investors LLC
 Relational Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Relational Investors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Relational Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Relational Investors Group LLC. They manage investments in U.S. and Canadian publicly-listed stocks and, as well as a variety of hedge funds.
1
| Extinct | Investment Managers | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to J. Lavia Thomas via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers Advisors LLC
 Teachers Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC
 TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities Chief Investment Officer Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC
 Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC (SBAM) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1987 and they are a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which acquired the firm in 2005. Their ultimate parent is TIAA Board of Overseers. SBAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a wide variety of individual and institutional clients, including, including pension funds, high-net worth individuals, corporations, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, religious organizations, managed accounts and investment companies and/or other funds. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| Micron Technology Foundation, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
 Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Internet Software/Services | Sales & Marketing Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 Nomura Securities International, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity | |
Barclays Capital, Inc.
 Barclays Capital, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Market Strategist | |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Front Line Strategic Consulting, Inc.
 Front Line Strategic Consulting, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Front Line Strategic Consulting, Inc. provides consulting services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The firm's skill set include corporate strategy, financial analysis and forecasting, in-licensing and business development, market research and analysis, mergers and acquisition, new product planning, operations, manufacturing and packaging, project management, statistical analysis and econometric modeling and technical feasibility. The company was founded by Daniel J. Aguiar in 1992 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| The Royal Society | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Hong Kong | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Tulane University (Louisiana) | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Wisconsin | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Tsinghua University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| PT. GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK | Airlines | Chairman | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Nuveen Asset Management LLC
 Nuveen Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. | Investment Managers | Head-Equity Investments Portfolio Manager-Equities Chief Investment Officer Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Haas School of Business | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
SignalFire Management Services LLC
 SignalFire Management Services LLC Investment ManagersFinance SignalFire Management Services LLC (Signalfire) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christopher W. Farmer and Ilya Kirnos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor | |
Cooley LLP
 Cooley LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| UCLA School of Law | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Sikka Software Corp.
 Sikka Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sikka Software Corp. develops business intelligence software for the healthcare and small business communities. It offers Sikka Platform Cloud which can be connected to combinations of practice management and financial systems covering the dental, veterinary, audiology, and optometry markets and provides a single application programming interface that anyone can build apps on. The company was founded in 2004 by Vijay Sikka and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
| OMNIAB, INC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
National Academy of Inventors
 National Academy of Inventors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Academy of Inventors operates as a business association that promotes investors. The private company is based in Tampa. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Booyah Networks, Inc.
 Booyah Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Booyah Networks, Inc. provides digital marketing and technology services. It develops technology that allows advertisers and publishers to buy and sell online advertising videos. The company was founded by Michael Shehan and Steve Swoboda in May 16, 2001 and is located in Denver, CO. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker)
 BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity | |
| Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
Epicenter Network, Inc.
 Epicenter Network, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Epicenter Network, Inc. engages in the provision of online marketing and advertising services. Its services include cost per action, domain development and monetization, search engine marketing, and contextual advertising. The company was founded by Smokey Burns and Dylan McDanniel in 2005 and is headquartered in Lynnwood, WA. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
 Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC engages in the provision of pharmaceutical products. It discovers, develops, produces and markets innovative therapies. The firm extensive research and development efforts are focused on health care challenges in cardiology, oncology and internal medicine, as well as metabolic diseases, central nervous system disorders, ophthalmology and vaccines. The company is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal |
Statistics
International
| United States | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Finance | 12 |
| Commercial Services | 8 |
| Health Technology | 4 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 193 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 152 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 100 |
| Private Equity Investor | 49 |
| Founder | 46 |
Most connected contacts
| Insiders | |
|---|---|
| Amir Nashat | 51 |
| Mark Fernandes | 28 |
| Carolyn Bertozzi | 28 |
| Lokesh Sikaria | 20 |
| Nickhil Jakatdar | 18 |
| Auren Hoffman | 17 |
| Andrea Goldsmith | 17 |
| Ted Maa | 15 |
| Hui Ou Yang | 15 |
| Richard Yen | 12 |
| Yoav Hineman | 11 |
| Tak Wai Wong | 10 |
| Fariborz Assaderaghi | 10 |
| Jonathan Hsu | 10 |
| Raudline Etienne | 9 |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- J. Lavia Thomas
- Company connections
