Edward Sappin is the CEO and Partner of Sappin Global Strategies (SGS) and an active investor and advisor in AI, blockchain, fintech, digital healthcare, IoT, and other emerging growth sectors. Ed is a community and business leader who builds and invests in innovative companies and has worked for multiple venture capital and private equity investors and Fortune 50 corporations. He has played a key role in over 50 investments, projects, and other deals in the US, Asia, and global markets.

Ed Sappin is the founder of Sappin Global Strategies, a firm based in New York City focused on building the next generation of global innovators. With a focus on technology and energy, SGS builds companies that can scale to global markets. Under Ed’s direction, SGS continues to provide tangible value for its partners.

Ed specializes in the following:

• Finance: Financial Engineering, Capital Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance

• Business Development: Growth Hacking, Go-to-market Strategy, Strategic Planning, Partnerships, New Market Development, Government Relations

• Global Strategy: US, China, and the Asia Pacific, Experience in EMEA and Latin America

Ed Sappin is also a Partner at Nimali, a renewable energy investor in formation. He has served as CFO of Northwest Innovation Works, a low carbon venture, and as Director of Project Development for BP Solar. He led and contributed to teams in the US and the Asia Pacific to originate and/or develop over $2 billion in power projects, including more than 100 MW of operating solar projects such as the Long Island Solar Farm,  Moree Solar Farm, and Mithapur Solar.

Previously, Ed was based in China. While in China, Ed ran the investment team and originated investments for growth capital investor New Asia Partners. Before this, he worked in strategy in Intel’s emerging markets group.

Earlier in Ed’s career, he worked for JP Morgan, Credit Agricole, and several finance houses in New York and London, focusing on venture capital and growth capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and private placements.

As a student, Ed received a Master of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University – Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). While at SAIS, Ed was recognized as a Boren and Bradley Fellow. He also attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School. While attending Penn, Ed’s academic efforts were acknowledged as he was a Franklin, Wharton, and Fine Scholar.

Ed is a passionate volunteer and seeks to contribute to his community. He is involved in the alumni networks for Penn and SAIS and previously was a member of the Society of Fellows at the Aspen Institute.

Ed enjoys photography, reading, and writing. He is a frequent contributor to media outlets, including VentureBeat, the Washington Post, Wired, and CNBC. Over the years, Ed has lived in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Belgium, London, Shanghai, and New York.