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Roger Ehrenberg

Roger is an active early-stage investor, having seeded or invested in over 20 companies in asset management, financial technology and digital media since 2004. Prior to his venture days Roger spent 18 years on Wall Street in M&A, Derivatives and proprietary trading.

Throughout his career he has held numerous executive positions, including:

President and CEO of DB Advisors LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. His 130-person team managed over $6 billion in capital through a twenty-strategy hedge fund platform with offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Managing Director and Co-head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategic Equity Transactions Group. In 2000, his team won Institutional Investor magazine’s “Derivatives Deal of the Year” award.

As an Investment Banker and Managing Director at Citibank, he held a variety of roles and responsibilities in the Global Derivatives, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Structuring groups.

Roger sits on the Boards of BlogTalkRadio; Buddy Media; Clear Asset Management; Global Bay Mobile Technologies and Monitor110. He is currently Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, LLC.

He holds an MBA in Finance, Accounting and Management from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Finance, Economics and Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Roger Ehrenberg's Latest Articles | 92

The Madoff Saga: Perils of Fraudulent Conveyance

Dec 16, 2008| 

Say you were an investor in Madoff’s funds. A few years back you decided to diversify. You asked Madoff for your money back and you got it. You then invested... Read »

The Real Take-Away from the Madoff Scandal

Dec 13, 2008| 

Shocked? Yes. Surprised? No. This “stuff” (scandals so shocking that they practically take your breath away) can and does happen for a variety of reasons.... Read »

We, The People, Deserve Better

Dec 10, 2008| 

Since the beginning of the financial crisis, the US Government has established policy on a case-by-base basis. Bear, Stearns was forced into the arms of JP Morgan... Read »

A Few Sunday Thoughts: Common Sense, Disruption and Hope

Dec 7, 2008| 

Mark-to-Market Accounting Likely to Remain Had the SEC repudiated mark-to-market accounting, it could have set the recovery of our financial sector back a generation.... Read »

Agency Problems and Policy-Making

Dec 7, 2008| 

Congress has immense power. Why? Because we, as voters, have given it to them. They are our agents in Washington. This means that they have a fiduciary duty to represent... Read »

Argument #1 for SOC: Bailing out Cerberus and the US Auto Industry

Dec 6, 2008| 

While I am early in forming the details of how the Stabilization Oversight Council (SOC) would operate, its principles are clear: The best ideas from the best thinkers,... Read »

Fresh Voices Needed: Fixing the Financial System

Dec 4, 2008| 

I truly enjoy writing this blog: it has afforded me an outlet for my thoughts and ideas and provided the basis for a smart, sharp and engaged community. That said,... Read »

Thoughts for the Day: AIG, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Dec 2, 2008| 

AIG: Maurice Greenberg’s piece in today’s Wall Street Journal nearly provoked an attack of apoplexy. I’m not sure if I’ve read such a slanted,... Read »

An Ounce of Prevention…

Dec 2, 2008| 1

Over the holiday I spent some time with a close friend of mine, an amazing pediatrician, exploring the trouble with the U.S. health care system. He is a huge advocate... Read »

Why Did TARP Change Course?

Nov 29, 2008| 

The twists and turns of TARP have confused and dismayed. From financing “bad” assets to direct capital injections to the myriad applications of its vast... Read »

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