Brian Finn

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Mr. Brian Finn serves as a Board Member at Sarcos. He Co-Founded and served as Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board Member at Rotor Acquisition. He serves as Non-Executive Chairman at Star Mountain Capital. He serves as an Investment Partner at Nyca Partners. He serves as a Board Member at WaveGuide. He serves as an Executive at Connectivity Ventures Fund. He serves as an Advisory Board Member at Bay Bridge Ventures. He serves as Chairman at Siddhi Capital. He also serves as a Board Member at Sarcos Robotics. From 2004 to 2008, he was Chairman and Head of Alternative Investments (AI) at CS, one of the world's leading alternative managers with over $100 Billion AUM. During his tenure, CS launched a series of new managers including GSO (now Blackstone-GSO), Global Infrastructure Partners (partnership with General Electric), China Renaissance Capital (China Private Equity), Gulf Capital (Middle East-North Africa PE), Mubadala Infrastructure Partners (Middle East Infrastructure in partnership with Mubadala and G.E.), Ospraie Special Opportunities (Commodities PE), Hudson Clean Energy (Alternative Energy PE), and Matlin Patterson (distressed). He held many positions within C.S. and its predecessor firms, including President of Credit Suisse First Boston, President of Investment Banking, Co-President of Institutional Securities, CEO of Credit Suisse USA, and a member of the Office of the Chairman of CSFB. He was also a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group. He began his career in 1982 as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group (M&A) at The First Boston Corporation, ultimately becoming Co-Head of M&A in 1993. He has advised on dozens of transactions worth well over $100 Billion. From 1997 to 2002, he was a partner at the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. He rejoined CS in 2002. He is a Strategic Advisor to KKR, and a member of the boards of Scotts Miracle-Gro and Owl Rock Capital. He is an active private investor, with a focus on technology and healthcare start-ups. He serves as Chairman at Covr Financial Technologies and an Investment Partner at Nyca Partners (fintech VC) as well as a board member of several early-stage companies. He has previously been a member of the boards of Baxter International, Telemundo, MGM Pictures, Nu-Kote International, U.S. Office Products, ICO-Teledesic, Dynatech, and iship.com. He is past Chairman of the Undergraduate Executive Board of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman of the Board of the City Kids Foundation, and a member of the Boards of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, the Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation and the Starmar Foundation. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.