AGC Partners’ Biographies
Ben is a co-founder and the CEO of AGC Partners
In 30 years as an investment banker, Ben has completed more than 300 transactions Prior to AGC, he served as Managing Director, Head of M&A and Ex- ecutive Committee Member at SG Cowen Securities, and prior to that served as Head of Technology Investment Banking for the East Coast and Europe at Montgomery Securities He serves as co-chairman of Excel Academy, which has four charter schools in East Boston, and served on the board of Portsmouth Abbey and the advisory board of Trinity College For his first entrepreneurial endeavor, Ben owned and operated a 45- acre sweet corn farm in Concord, MA Maria is a co-founder of AGC Partners and is a Partner in the Invest- ment Banking Group leading the firm’s IT Security practice Working for more than 30 years as a sell-side equity analyst, venture capitalist and investment banker, Maria has advised on 100s of tele- com equipment, networking, internet and security transactions Maria’s early Wall Street career spanned three firms – Smith Barney, Shearson Lehman and Cowen & Co., culminating as global head of Cowen’s Data Networks & Internet investment banking activities Previously, she was named to the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team for 13 consecutive years Maria serves as a Trustee of the Museum of Science, Boston and on the advisory board of The Children’s Room, a Center for Grieving Chil- dren and Teens in Arlington, MA Maria holds a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business and a Chartered Financial Ana- lyst designation Jon is a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer at AGC Part- ners, with a focus on Software and Internet/Digital Media sectors As Jon approaches 20 years as an investment banker, he has com- pleted more than 80 transactions Jon helped found AGC in February 2003, coordinating the infrastruc- ture build, capital raise, and recruiting effort In his role as COO, he works on developing and implementing the firm’s financial, operational, and business development strategies Prior to joining AGC, Jon worked in SG Cowen's Mergers and Acquisi- tions Group Ben holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.S. in Accounting from The Stern School of Business at NYU
Ben Howe Co-Founder, CEO
Maria Lewis Kussmaul Co-Founder, Partner
Jon Guido Partner, COO
He received a B.A. with honors from Colgate University
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