Howard Sanders

Howard Sanders is the managing member of Auldbrass Partners, a growth-focused private equity firm investing primarily in secondaries transactions, which he founded in 2011. Howard heads Auldbrass Partners’ transactional sourcing, deal execution, investment strategy and business development. He has led successful Auldbrass Partners investments in SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), Tech-enabled manufacturing and services, Healthcare and EdTech companies.

Before founding Auldbrass Partners, Howard was a managing director at Citigroup where he was responsible for managing and directing Citi Holdings’ proprietary investments in private equity, hedge funds and real estate. Prior to Citi, Howard was a vice president in mergers and acquisitions for Deutsche Bank (a successor to James D. Wolfensohn and Co.). He also previously served as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.

Howard is currently a board member of the Partnership for New York City Foundation, the Riverside Church in the City of New York and the Undergraduate Executive Board of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Harvard Business School (1993 — 1995)
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School (1984 — 1988)
• Gonzaga College High School

Companies

• Managing Director Auldbrass Partners (2011)
• Investment Committee Member The Riverside Church (2010 — 2016)
• Adjunct Professor Columbia Business School (2011 — 2014)
• Managing Director Citi (2009 — 2011)
• Senior Investment Officer Citi (2005 — 2009)
• Vice President Citi (2003 — 2005)
• Founder Law Review Publishing (2000 — 2003)
• Vice President Deutsche Bank (1996 — 2000)
• Associate Lehman Brothers (1994 — 1997)

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Investment Management

Other

Asset Allocation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Fixed Income, Portfolio Management, Investment Banking, Due Diligence, Investments, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Venture Capital, Equities, Hedge Funds, Valuation, Financial Modeling, Alternative Investments, Private Equity