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Vusal Najafov
Director/Board Member at PROTERRA INC.
Profile
Najafov Vusal was the founder of Anthelion Capital, where he served as the Managing Partner from 2015 to 2018.
He is also the founder of Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC.
Currently, Mr. Vusal holds the position of Managing Director at Cowen Investment Management LLC since 2018.
He is also a Director at ecoATM LLC, Grey Orange Pte Ltd., and Proterra, Inc. Mr. Vusal previously worked as an Investment Professional & Executive Director at Indus Capital Partners LLC from 2013 to 2015.
He also served as a Portfolio Manager at Highbridge Capital Management LLC from 2010 to 2011 and as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC from 2006 to 2010.
Mr. Vusal completed his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 and holds an undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University.
He also attended The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for his MBA.
Vusal Najafov active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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PROTERRA INC. | Director/Board Member | 12/03/2024 |
Cowen Investment Management LLC
![]() Cowen Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 28/02/2018 |
ecoATM LLC
![]() ecoATM LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ecoATM LLC engages in the provision of in-store trade-in solutions. It develops and manufactures an automated self-serve kiosk system to evaluate and buy-back used electronics from consumers. The company was founded by John A. Beane, Mark Bowles, Robert E. Genthert, Eric Rosser, Michael Librizzi, Pieter van Rooyen, Seth Heine, and Andrew Spaventa in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2020 |
Grey Orange Pte Ltd.
![]() Grey Orange Pte Ltd. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Grey Orange Pte Ltd. engages in the provision of designs, manufactures and deploys advanced robotics systems for automation at distribution and fulfillment centers. Its products are butler and sorter. The company was founded by Samay Kohli, Akash Gupta and Wolfgang Höltgen in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Vusal Najafov
Companies | Position | End |
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Anthelion Capital
![]() Anthelion Capital Investment ManagersFinance Anthelion Capital (Anthelion Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Amit Dilip Shah and Najafov Vusal. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Founder | 31/01/2018 |
Indus Capital Partners LLC
![]() Indus Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Indus Capital Partners LLC (Indus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by David Kowitz, Sheldon Kasowitz and Byron Gill. Indus provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis primarily to commingled private investments funds and institutional clients. | Director/Board Member | 30/06/2015 |
Highbridge Capital Management LLC
![]() Highbridge Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Highbridge Capital Management LLC (HCM Highbridge is a registered investment advisor and global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Highbridge manages capital for sophisticated investors, who include financial institutions, public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and family offices. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/10/2011 |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC
![]() Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC Investment ManagersFinance Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC (HFS) is a manager of funds-of-hedge funds and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1969 and is wholly-owned by GSAM Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). The Goldman Sachs Group acquired HFS, formerly known as Commodities Corporation, in 1997. HFS acts as an adviser to AIMS program funds and other advisory accounts that invest primarily in underlying funds or other accounts utilizing hedge fund or related strategies on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. | Private Equity Investor | 31/08/2010 |
Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC
![]() Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | - |
Training of Vusal Najafov
Texas Tech University | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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PROTERRA INC. | Consumer Durables |
Private companies | 8 |
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Highbridge Capital Management LLC
![]() Highbridge Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Highbridge Capital Management LLC (HCM Highbridge is a registered investment advisor and global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Highbridge manages capital for sophisticated investors, who include financial institutions, public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and family offices. | Finance |
Cowen Investment Management LLC
![]() Cowen Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC
![]() Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC Investment ManagersFinance Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC (HFS) is a manager of funds-of-hedge funds and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1969 and is wholly-owned by GSAM Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). The Goldman Sachs Group acquired HFS, formerly known as Commodities Corporation, in 1997. HFS acts as an adviser to AIMS program funds and other advisory accounts that invest primarily in underlying funds or other accounts utilizing hedge fund or related strategies on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. | Finance |
Indus Capital Partners LLC
![]() Indus Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Indus Capital Partners LLC (Indus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by David Kowitz, Sheldon Kasowitz and Byron Gill. Indus provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis primarily to commingled private investments funds and institutional clients. | Finance |
Anthelion Capital
![]() Anthelion Capital Investment ManagersFinance Anthelion Capital (Anthelion Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Amit Dilip Shah and Najafov Vusal. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Finance |
ecoATM LLC
![]() ecoATM LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ecoATM LLC engages in the provision of in-store trade-in solutions. It develops and manufactures an automated self-serve kiosk system to evaluate and buy-back used electronics from consumers. The company was founded by John A. Beane, Mark Bowles, Robert E. Genthert, Eric Rosser, Michael Librizzi, Pieter van Rooyen, Seth Heine, and Andrew Spaventa in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Grey Orange Pte Ltd.
![]() Grey Orange Pte Ltd. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Grey Orange Pte Ltd. engages in the provision of designs, manufactures and deploys advanced robotics systems for automation at distribution and fulfillment centers. Its products are butler and sorter. The company was founded by Samay Kohli, Akash Gupta and Wolfgang Höltgen in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. | Producer Manufacturing |
Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC
![]() Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
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