Co-founder of Triumph Management LLC, a New York venture capital firm, Melanie Okun is a retired investment manager and entrepreneur with over 30 years of professional experience.
Melanie Okun's Bio:
Melanie Okun's Experience:
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Co-Founder and Managing Member at Triumph Management LLC
1988 - 2013 | New York, NYManaged venture capital firm, acquiring controlling interests in privately held companies as lead and sole investor. Purchased and sold companies having aggregate market value of nearly $1 billion, achieving compound rate of return on investment in excess of 30% per annum. Raised fund equity capital from institutional investors, primarily Fortune 50 pension funds. Responsible for all aspects of private equity investment and Partnership management: evaluation and selection of investment opportunities; structure and negotiation of acquisitions, growth financings, bank facilities, recapitalizations, and sale transactions; active development and monitoring of portfolio businesses; plan and execution of exit strategies; supervision and guidance to senior managers of portfolio companies; investor relations; partnership reporting, audits and tax matters. Served on Board of Directors of portfolio companies in diverse industries.
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Vice President at BT Capital Corporation
1983 - 1988 | New York, NYEvaluated prospective investments, including the assessment of operating budgets, balance sheets and accounting procedures for the venture capital subsidiary and SBIC of Bankers Trust Company. Structured and negotiated acquisitions, recapitalizations, and other private equity transactions. Served on Board of Directors of portfolio companies.
Melanie Okun's Education:
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business
1981 – 1983MBAActivities: Course concentrations in finance and general management. Recipient of David S. Tappan Fellowship. Tutor for first-year graduate business students. -
Wesleyan University
1977 – 1981BAConcentration: MathematicsActivities: Recipient of John Blanchard Clark Scholarship. Captain, varsity tennis team; Sports Editor, university newspaper; Student Government Elected Representative; Resident Advisor; Disc Jockey, university radio station; Teaching Assistant for courses in advanced mathematics.
Melanie Okun's Interests & Activities:
Tennis, sports fan, theater, art, jewelry making. Volunteer for the Joe Biden 2020 campaign.