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Andrew Kassoy


email
andrew@bcorporation.net
web site
www.bcorporation.net
blog posts
http://thesocialage.com/blog/2007/07/30/one-mans-money-vs-mission-balance/
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personal story
One of the three founding members of B Lab, Andrew R. Kassoy has been a Partner at MSD Real Estate Capital, L.P., a $1 billion real estate private equity fund controlled by MSD Capital, L.P. MSD is the $12 billion exclusive investment vehicle for the assets of Michael Dell, his family, and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Previously, Andrew was Managing Director in Credit Suisse First Bostonàs Private Equity Department, a founding partner of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, and President of its international business.

Andrew advises numerous social entrepreneurs and is dedicated to building the capital markets infrastructure that will facilitate the growth of innovative for-profit and non-profit models for social change. He is a Board Member of Working Today and the Freelancers Union, which provide affordable health insurance and other financial services to 15,000 independent workers in New York City; a Board Member of Echoing Green, a global venture fund that provides seed capital to exceptional emerging social entrepreneurs; an Advisory Board member of Wall St. Without Walls, a non-profit which provides capital markets and investment banking expertise to community development organizations; and an advisor to Civic Builders, a non-profit developer of charter schools.

Andrew was raised in Boulder, Colorado and graduated with Distinction from Stanford University where he was Phi Beta Kappa, a Truman Scholar, and winner of the Presidentàs Award. In 2001, he was named a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute. In the past, he has been active in Colorado politics and as a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He enjoys skiing, backpacking, running, cooking, and the violin. He is married to Kamy Wicoff, a writer. They have two young sons, the Emperor Maximilian (3) and the Boy King Jedidiah (6 months).