Jeffrey S. Piper
Director/Board Member at Illinois Venture Capital Association
Profile
Jeff joined Svoboda Capital Partners (“SC”) in 2004 and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating potential investment opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring and negotiating transactions, and managing portfolio company investments.
Jeff currently serves as chairman of Infinite Packaging Group and SWC Technology Partners.
Previously, Jeff was intimately involved with other SC portfolio companies, including OPT Holdings (Optronics/Primos), The Glover Park Group, Nth Degree, and Coffee Bean International.
He also serves on the boards of both the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and Chicago Association of Private Equity Executives (CAPEX).
Prior to joining SC, Jeff spent four years with the Investment Banking group at Robert W.
Baird & Co. (“Baird”) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
During his tenure at Baird, Jeff focused the majority of his time on the business services and consumer industry groups.
Jeff is also actively involved in the community and is currently ATO Gamma Zeta House Corporation Vice Chairman, as well as supports the Sunshine through Golf Foundation, the National Kidney Foundation, and his parish.
Jeff holds a BS degree in Finance with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Organizational Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Jeffrey S. Piper active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Illinois Venture Capital Association
 Illinois Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Chicago Association of Private Equity Executives | Director/Board Member | - |
Firehouse Strategies LLC
 Firehouse Strategies LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Firehouse Strategies LLC provides public relations consulting services. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 2016 by Alex Conant, Terry Sullivan. | Director/Board Member | 31/05/2022 |
Salient Global
 Salient Global Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Salient Global is a group of experts and partners who are passionate about enabling their clients' businesses and their people to flourish. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers data-driven, creative solutions that fuel growth through meaningful human experiences. The company's model unites expert talent around a data science, digital experience, and strategic advisory model. Salient Global operates at their highest individual levels in expert disciplines, each with its own promise, culture, and identity, but tethered to their suite of proprietary data products - Salient Synapse - as well as a range of other growth platforms and tools. The company was founded by Bryan Specht, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/2021 |
The Chempetitive Group LLC (Illinois)
 The Chempetitive Group LLC (Illinois) Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services The Chempetitive Group LLC engages in the provision of marketing communications services. It specializes in life science and healthcare. The company was founded by Murad Sabzali in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/05/2018 |
| Semper Fi Partners LLC | Private Equity Investor | 30/04/2021 |
Former positions of Jeffrey S. Piper
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
 Svoboda Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (SC) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John Anton Svoboda and Michelle Lynn Collins. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/09/2015 |
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
 Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Private Equity Analyst | 29/06/2004 |
Training of Jeffrey S. Piper
| University of Illinois | Undergraduate Degree |
| Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Svoboda Capital Partners LLC
Svoboda Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (SC) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John Anton Svoboda and Michelle Lynn Collins. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Finance |
Illinois Venture Capital Association
Illinois Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
The Chempetitive Group LLC (Illinois)
The Chempetitive Group LLC (Illinois) Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services The Chempetitive Group LLC engages in the provision of marketing communications services. It specializes in life science and healthcare. The company was founded by Murad Sabzali in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Salient Global
Salient Global Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Salient Global is a group of experts and partners who are passionate about enabling their clients' businesses and their people to flourish. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers data-driven, creative solutions that fuel growth through meaningful human experiences. The company's model unites expert talent around a data science, digital experience, and strategic advisory model. Salient Global operates at their highest individual levels in expert disciplines, each with its own promise, culture, and identity, but tethered to their suite of proprietary data products - Salient Synapse - as well as a range of other growth platforms and tools. The company was founded by Bryan Specht, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Firehouse Strategies LLC
Firehouse Strategies LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Firehouse Strategies LLC provides public relations consulting services. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 2016 by Alex Conant, Terry Sullivan. | Commercial Services |
| Semper Fi Partners LLC | |
| Chicago Association of Private Equity Executives |
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