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vCardJames B. Avery
(415) 318-3660
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Jim Avery is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian. He has more than 18 years of investment banking experience, providing financing and strategic advice to a wide range of clients. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Jim was a Managing Director with Morgan Stanley. He received his BS in Finance from Miami University.

vCardBill Baker
(415) 318-3641
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Bill Baker is a Managing Director in GCA Savvian, co-heading the Cleantech Group. Bill has over 16 years of finance experience, including 11 years in investment banking. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Bill worked as a vice president and co-founder of the private capital group at SVB Alliant. Before SVB Alliant, Bill worked at Banc of America Securities, Robertson Stephens, and in the Global Energy Group at Credit Suisse First Boston. Bill also worked in a principal investing capacity at Enron International where he focused on project financing of energy infrastructure. He holds a BA in international relations from Brown University, an MA in international studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

vCardGeoffrey D. Baldwin
(415) 318-3640
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Geoff Baldwin is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. He has more than 25 years of investment banking experience, serving as an M&A generalist in New York for 5 years and a technology M&A specialist for the next 20 years, including 19 years in the Silicon Valley and one year in London. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Geoff was a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley's Menlo Park-based Technology M&A Group and head of Morgan Stanley's European Technology M&A Group. Presently, Geoff serves on the Board of Directors of GCA Savvian, a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company, and Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, a London Stock Exchange listed company and member of the FTSE 250 index.  Geoff received his BA from the University of Southern California.

vCardClark N. Callander
(415) 318-3680
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Clark Callander is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a primary focus on Capital Markets Advisory business activity. He has more than 30 years of investment and commercial banking experience, specializing in private placements, merchant banking, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Clark was a Managing Director and Head of Private Capital Markets at Robertson Stephens. He also served as head of European Investment Banking for two years.  Clark received his BS from Stanford University and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

vCardTodd J. Carter
(415) 318-3610
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Todd Carter is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian. He has more than 20 years of investment banking experience, completing hundreds of mergers and acquisitions, financings, merchant banking and advisory transactions. Prior to GCA Savvian, Todd was President of Robertson Stephens, an internationally recognized investment bank with annual revenues exceeding $1.5 billion. Prior to serving as President, he was Director of Global Investment Banking for Robertson Stephens. Todd received his BA from University of Texas and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

vCardAlexander K. Chefetz
(212) 999-7084
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Alex Chefetz is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, leading the firm’s Consumer, Retail & eCommerce practice. Alex has more than 20 years of investment banking experience, providing M&A and financing advice to a wide range of growth companies in retailing, footwear & apparel, food & beverage, personal care, household products, eCommerce, restaurants and consumer finance. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Alex was a Managing Director with Sawaya Segalas, a boutique investment bank focused exclusively on the Consumer industry. Prior to Sawaya Segalas, Alex was a Managing Director with Lazard Middle Market, where he was co-head of the Consumer & Retail Banking Group. Alex started his investment banking career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in New York, spent 7 years with Citigroup in their Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group and was one for the Founding Partners of Thomas Weisel Partners, co-Heading their Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group for 10 years. Alex received his BA from Haverford College and his MM from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

vCardBryce P. Dakin
(415) 318-3673
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Bryce Dakin is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, heading the firm's Semiconductor and Electronics banking business. Bryce has 15 years of investment banking experience, in addition to working as a strategy consultant. Prior to GCA Savvian, Bryce was most recently a Managing Director at SoundView Technology Group covering the semiconductor industry. Prior to SoundView, Bryce worked at Montgomery Securities. Bryce received his A.B. degree from Princeton University.

vCardPaul DiNardo
(415) 318-3665
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Paul DiNardo is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a primary focus on Software and Infrastructure.  Paul has over 20 years of investment banking experience, providing M&A and financing advice to a wide range of technology companies.  He spent the first 13 years of his investment banking career at Goldman Sachs, where he co-headed the global Software practice.  Following two years as head of corporate development for VERITAS Software, Paul spent the next three years at Credit Suisse leading their global Software effort.  He joins GCA Savvian from Montgomery & Co., where he was Vice Chairman and Head of Technology Investment Banking.  Paul received his BA in Government from the University of Notre Dame, his Master of Public Policy from Harvard University and his MBA from Stanford University.  Between Harvard and Stanford, he spent three years on Capitol Hill at the Congressional Budget Office.

vCardMichael J. Edwards
(415) 318-3621
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Mike Edwards is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian heading the firm’s coverage of the Communications Infrastructure and Smart Grid sectors. He has more than 17 years of investment banking experience, specializing in communications infrastructure, capital markets and restructuring. Prior to GCA Savvian, Mike was a Vice President with Goldman Sachs. Mike received his BA in Economics from Pepperdine University.

vCardSteven C. Fletcher
(415) 318-3661
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Steve Fletcher is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a primary focus on Digital Media and an additional focus on Software, IT Services and Storage. Steve has 16 years of investment banking experience, as well as 3 years at Deloitte & Touche as a CPA. Steve was at Goldman Sachs for nine years, where he held a number of leadership roles including head of IT Services Banking, head of Systems and Storage Banking, and head of the Private Placement Group. Steve received a BA in Economics from UCLA and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

vCardMark A. Greenbaum
(415) 318-3656
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Mark Greenbaum is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Mark was a Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s technology Mergers and Acquisitions department in Menlo Park, CA, and was previously a manager with Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurial Services Group based in Palo Alto, CA. Mark has over 15 years of experience providing professional services and advice with a primary focus on companies in technology and other growth industries. Mark graduated with honors earning a BS in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley and also earned a Masters in Business Administration from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

vCardRichard Jasen
(415) 318-3653
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Rich Jasen is a Managing Director in GCA Savvian's Capital Markets Group and has been assisting growth companies raise equity and debt capital for 16 years. Prior to joining GCA Savvian in 2004, he was a Director at SoundView Technology Group, leading the firm's west coast private equity effort. Previously, Rich worked in corporate finance at Lehman Brothers and served as a corporate attorney with a Silicon Valley practice at Cooley Godward, advising startups and working with venture capitalists. Rich graduated Phi Beta Kappa in business and economics from UCLA and received a JD with honors from the University of Chicago Law School.

vCardSameer Jindal
(415) 318-3655
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Sameer Jindal is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a primary focus on Mergers and Acquisitions.  Sameer has more than 11 years of investment banking experience, specializing in M&A.  Prior to GCA Savvian, Sameer was a Vice President in the M&A group at JPMorgan.  Sameer's prior experience includes M&A at Credit Suisse and Thomas Weisel Partners.  Sameer also has extensive engineering and software experience at technology companies including Qualcomm.  Sameer received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.

vCardScott P. Joyce
(212) 999-7074
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Scott Joyce is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian and specializes in the industrial sector with particular expertise in basic materials. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Scott was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley where he began his career in the M&A department in New York as a generalist for four years and subsequently worked in the basic materials group in New York and Chicago for five years where he headed up coverage of the packaging and building products sectors. Scott received his BS from Tulane University and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Scott is also a Certified Public Accountant.

vCardArthur S. Kirsch
(212) 999-7080
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Arthur Kirsch is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, focusing on the Healthcare sector. He has 32 years of investment banking / capital markets experience, in a broad range of capacities. Prior to GCA Savvian, Arthur was a Managing Director at Vector Securities and held senior management positions at Natwest Securities, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He received his BS from the University of Rhode Island and his MBA from Baruch College. 

vCardJohn F. Lambros
(212) 999-7083
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John F. Lambros is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, heading the firm's Digital Media banking business. John has more than 14 years of investment banking experience, as well as 4 years of operating experience in the digital media sector. Prior to GCA Savvian, John was the Senior Vice President, Business Development of Into Networks, a broadband technology company. Prior to Into Networks, John was a Vice President in Morgan Stanley's Global Communications Group. John received his BA from Harvard College and his MBA from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

vCardKeith W. Marshall
(415) 318-3647
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Keith Marshall is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, specializing in the life sciences sector with particular expertise in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. He has more than 22 years of experience focused on the healthcare sector, including 12 years in healthcare investment banking. Prior to GCA Savvian, Keith was a Managing Director at each of Sagent Advisors, Montgomery Marshall Healthcare Partners, and Montgomery & Co. Keith began his career at JPMorgan H&Q. Prior to working in investment banking, Keith performed medical research in industry and at UCSF. He earned his BA from Washington University in St. Louis, PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from UCSF, and MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

vCardMark J. McInerney
(415) 318-3654
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Mark McInerney is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a primary focus on Capital Markets Advisory. He has more than 24 years of investment banking experience, specializing most recently in Clean Technology. Prior to GCA Savvian, Mark was a Managing Director with JP Morgan where he worked in fixed income, international and U.S. equities. Mark received his BA from Middlebury College. Mark served on the Board of Trustees of Town School and is active in alumni affairs for Middlebury College.

vCardSean Minnihan
(212) 999-7077
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Sean Minnihan is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian.  He has more than 19 years of investment banking experience, providing strategic and financing advice to financial technology clients. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Sean was a Managing Director at UBS where he led the firm’s financial technology and capital markets practice. Prior to UBS, Sean led the financial technology practice at Bank America Merrill Lynch and was a member of the financial institutions group at Goldman Sachs.  Sean received a BA in Economics and an MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University.

vCardJohn G. Murray
(415) 318-3670
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John Murray is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, focusing on the firm's Financial Sponsor coverage. John is a corporate finance generalist with over 10 years experience serving the venture and private equity community. John has 24 years of securities industry experience, 20 of investment banking with Deutsche Bank, Robertson Stephens and Drexel Burnham Lambert along with four years of asset management experience at Franklin Templeton. He earned a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

vCardThomas W. Ostrander
(212) 999–7094
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Tom Ostrander is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian, with a broad range of coverage responsibilities across Industrials and other sectors. He has over 30 years of investment banking experience, including industry coverage, M&A, financing and advisory roles. Tom spent nearly 20 years with Salomon Brothers/Citigroup where he was head of the Global Industrial Group. He also worked with Kidder, Peabody & Co., where he was on the Board of Directors, and Bank of America. Tom graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, and he received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is also a CPA.

vCardDaniel H. Veatch
(415) 318-3626
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Dan Veatch is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian and serves as the firm's Chief Financial Officer. He has more than 21 years of investment banking experience, specializing in internal finance, operations and compliance. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Dan was a Principal with Robertson Stephens. Dan received his BA from Princeton University and his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

vCardAlex Vitale
(415) 318-3618
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Alex Vitale is a Managing Director with GCA Savvian. He has more than 20 years of investment banking experience, providing strategic and financing advice to a wide range of clients. Prior to joining GCA Savvian, Alex was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Securities where he was responsible for coverage of the Electronics Supply Chain sector. Alex received a BA in Economics from Williams College and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.