Jim Brown
Founder at Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC
Profile
Jim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Long Ridge.
He is also a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee.
Jim has over 25 years of experience investing in and supporting high-growth companies across the financial and business services sectors.
At Long Ridge, Jim leads the overall strategy and direction of the firm, in addition to leading deal teams focused on the sourcing, evaluation, and management of the Firm’s portfolio companies.
Over his long career, Jim has partnered with some of the most successful and innovative players in the financial services space and has served as a board member and advisor to numerous public and private companies.
Prior to founding Long Ridge, Jim was a Partner at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a $1.1 billion growth capital firm, where he led the firm’s financial services investment efforts.
Before THLPV, Jim served as a Senior Vice President of GE Equity where he led investments in financial services, technology, consumer, and media companies.
Prior to joining GE Equity, Jim worked at Lehman Brothers as a Vice President and at Bain & Company as a Consultant.
Jim received a B.S.
from New York University and an M.B.A.
with Honors from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jim Brown active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC
Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC (Long Ridge Equity Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by James D. Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2007-02-28 |
Dynasty Financial Partners LLC
Dynasty Financial Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dynasty Financial Partners LLC provides investment advice. It offers a fully customizable platform, with end-to-end support from a proven team and unrivaled access to distinctive products and services. The company was founded by Edward C. Swenson and Shirl Thomas Penney in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ametros Financial Corp.
Ametros Financial Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Ametros Financial Corp. provides medical administration services. It offers benefits advisory, amethyst care guard, banking, and quote services. The company was founded by Kenneth J. Paradis in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Carson Group Holdings LLC
Carson Group Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Carson Group Holdings LLC provides wealth management services to financial advisors and clients. The company was founded by Ronald Lloyd Carson, Jr. and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. | Director/Board Member | - |
Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc.
Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc. provides technology-enabled wealth management solutions and business services for financial advisory firms primarily focused on serving high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients. The company was incorporated on August 16, 2021 and is headquartered St. Petersburg, FL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Jim Brown
Companies | Position | End |
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Portware LLC
Portware LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Portware LLC develops and provides multi-asset execution management software tools for global equities, futures, options, and foreign exchange (FX). It specializes in products, services, and solutions that transform the way financial institutions analyze, communicate, and execute investment ideas. Its products include Portware Enterprise, a fully customizable execution management system designed to act as a central platform for the creation and execution of algorithmic trading strategies; Portware Strategy Server, an algorithmic engine designed specifically for volume and frequency automated order management; Portware FX, a tool which provides traders with real-time view of the entire FX marketplace through a single, fully customizable front end trading environment; and Alpha Vision, an algorithmic optimization solution that uses predictive analytics to automatically select and implement the optimal execution strategy. The company was founded by Ary Khatchikian and Eric Goldberg in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2015-10-18 |
GE Capital Equity, Inc.
GE Capital Equity, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GE Capital Equity, Inc. (GE Capital Equity) is a private equity division of GE Capital Americas is founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. | Private Equity Investor | 2004-04-18 |
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-04-18 |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2004-04-18 |
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Training of Jim Brown
University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
New York University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 13 |
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Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Finance |
ProcessUnity, Inc.
ProcessUnity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ProcessUnity, Inc. provides on-demand risk management software solutions to small, medium, and large enterprises in various industries. The firm solutions include Service Delivery Risk Management that captures and standardizes product catalogs, and optimizes client service delivery; financial close process management and policy and procedure management, a cloud-based solution for administering policy lifecycles, certifying communications, assessing performance, and managing exceptions and issues. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
Portware LLC
Portware LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Portware LLC develops and provides multi-asset execution management software tools for global equities, futures, options, and foreign exchange (FX). It specializes in products, services, and solutions that transform the way financial institutions analyze, communicate, and execute investment ideas. Its products include Portware Enterprise, a fully customizable execution management system designed to act as a central platform for the creation and execution of algorithmic trading strategies; Portware Strategy Server, an algorithmic engine designed specifically for volume and frequency automated order management; Portware FX, a tool which provides traders with real-time view of the entire FX marketplace through a single, fully customizable front end trading environment; and Alpha Vision, an algorithmic optimization solution that uses predictive analytics to automatically select and implement the optimal execution strategy. The company was founded by Ary Khatchikian and Eric Goldberg in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
AC Nielsen Media International
AC Nielsen Media International Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services AC Nielsen Media International provides television viewing research statistics and other related services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Australia. | Commercial Services |
GE Capital Equity, Inc.
GE Capital Equity, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GE Capital Equity, Inc. (GE Capital Equity) is a private equity division of GE Capital Americas is founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. | Finance |
Broadway Technology LLC
Broadway Technology LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Broadway Technology LLC engages in the provision of software solutions. It specializes in scalable high-performance distributed computing to build advanced trading systems for global financial institutions. The company was founded by Tyler Moeller and Joshua Walsky in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Ametros Financial Corp.
Ametros Financial Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Ametros Financial Corp. provides medical administration services. It offers benefits advisory, amethyst care guard, banking, and quote services. The company was founded by Kenneth J. Paradis in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Finance |
Dynasty Financial Partners LLC
Dynasty Financial Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dynasty Financial Partners LLC provides investment advice. It offers a fully customizable platform, with end-to-end support from a proven team and unrivaled access to distinctive products and services. The company was founded by Edward C. Swenson and Shirl Thomas Penney in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC
Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Long Ridge Equity Partners LLC (Long Ridge Equity Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by James D. Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Carson Group Holdings LLC
Carson Group Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Carson Group Holdings LLC provides wealth management services to financial advisors and clients. The company was founded by Ronald Lloyd Carson, Jr. and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. | Finance |
Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc.
Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Dynasty Financial Partners, Inc. provides technology-enabled wealth management solutions and business services for financial advisory firms primarily focused on serving high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients. The company was incorporated on August 16, 2021 and is headquartered St. Petersburg, FL. | Technology Services |
Carson Group, Inc.
Carson Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Carson Group, Inc. provides financial advisory services. It offers coaching and partnership services to advisor firms and straightforward financial advice to the investing public. The company was founded by Ronald Lloyd Carson Jr. and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. | Finance |
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