Jeff Ansary
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ANSACO LLC AND CEO & PRESIDENT, THE ANSARY FOUNDATION, INC.
Jeff Ansary is Managing Director of Ansaco LLC, a private merchant bank organized in 2014, and focused on the middle market in manufacturing, technology and commercial real-estate. His prior experience includes twenty years in finance, M&A and hospitality & real estate development, with his last 10 years at Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Marriott International.
At Hyatt, Mr. Ansary served as Vice President of the Development Finance Group covering the U.S., Asia and Europe. Earlier in his career, he worked in strategy and finance for a technology start-up which eventually grew to become the largest B2B exchange for the retail industry. He now serves on the boards of Ansaco’s current portfolio of companies that include a manufacturer, a defense contractor and an industrial real estate holding company.
Mr. Ansary’s philanthropic activities include serving as President of the Ansary Foundation, which was founded by his family in 1983 and is dedicated to the support of education and entrepreneurship.
Mr. Ansary has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Emory University and an MBA from Georgia State University.