Brett Baris

Bio

Brett G. Baris is a Partner of Inter-Atlantic Group, where he has been employed since 1998. Mr. Baris is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, negotiating, structuring and monitoring private equity investments, and is a member of Inter-Atlantic Group’s investment committee. From 2007-2009, Mr. Baris was also the Executive Vice President of special purpose acquisition company Inter-Atlantic Financial, Inc. Mr. Baris was a Vice President of Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Inter-Atlantic Group’s former NASD broker-dealer operation, until 2003, and held series 7, series 24 and series 63 NASD licenses. Prior to joining Inter-Atlantic Group, Mr. Baris spent two years as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group of Salomon Smith Barney Inc. At Salomon Smith Barney, Mr. Baris worked predominantly on collateralized debt offerings and securitizations in the student loan finance area. Mr. Baris is a Director of Homeowners of America Holding Corporation, a Director of FMS Services, Inc. and an advisory board member of Tio Networks, Inc., all Inter-Atlantic Group portfolio companies. Mr. Baris holds a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society and the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.