Jake Kastan
Principal at Peterson Partners
Jake Kastan
Principal at Peterson Partners
Salt Lake City, Utah
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Peterson Partners is an independent investment management firm with assets under management across a variety of alternative asset classes: private equity, venture, and search. The core of who we are is in our name: ‘Partners’. We seek to be a true value-add partner to the entrepreneurs we back, and we look for entrepreneurs who desire more than just capital from an investment partner. For over 15 years, Peterson Partners has been partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs. We have invested in over 250 companies. We were founded by Joel Peterson, a teacher of entrepreneurs, a long-time backer of entrepreneurs, and an entrepreneur himself. After helping to build Trammell Crow Company into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, eventually as Managing Partner, Joel left to teach at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and founded Peterson Partners, with the mission of helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Since then Peterson Partners has grown into a professional, independent investment management firm with funds allocated across several disciplines: Private Equity, Seed Stage Venture, Search Funds. Each business has a differentiated strategy, but the foundation of each remains the same as those first investments – we seek to be a true partner to outstanding entrepreneurs.
Vice President
2019 - 2022
Peterson Partners is an independent investment management firm with assets under management across a variety of alternative asset classes: private equity, venture, and search. The core of who we are is in our name: ‘Partners’. We seek to be a true value-add partner to the entrepreneurs we back, and we look for entrepreneurs who desire more than just capital from an investment partner. For over 15 years, Peterson Partners has been partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs. We have invested in over 250 companies. We were founded by Joel Peterson, a teacher of entrepreneurs, a long-time backer of entrepreneurs, and an entrepreneur himself. After helping to build Trammell Crow Company into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, eventually as Managing Partner, Joel left to teach at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and founded Peterson Partners, with the mission of helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Since then Peterson Partners has grown into a professional, independent investment management firm with funds allocated across several disciplines: Private Equity, Seed Stage Venture, Search Funds. Each business has a differentiated strategy, but the foundation of each remains the same as those first investments – we seek to be a true partner to outstanding entrepreneurs.
Board Member
2019
Non-partisan, non-profit whose focus is partnering with local organizations and researchers to develop innovative solutions and public policies, backed by evidence and data, that increase opportunity and prosperity so more Americans can realize their version of the American Dream.
Political Director
2015 - 2018
Helped manage the political operation for Speaker Paul Ryan
Political Consultant
2012 - 2015
Consulting for Paul Ryan's Prosperity Action PAC
Personal Aide to Congressman Paul Ryan
2012 - 2012
Managing day-to-day operations on the campaign trail for The Congressman
Lead Advance Coordinator
2011 - 2012
Planning and executing political and fundraising trips for Governor Mitt Romney
Advance Coordinator
2010 - 2011
Helped organize and manage events and logistics for Governor Romney
Produce Sales and Delivery
2010 - 2010
Delivered wholesale and restaurant produce goods in the Greater Boston area
Marketing Department - Internship
2009 - 2010
- Business Development for New England Patriots + Revolution - Market Research for Patriot Place Retain and Dining - Events Marketing and Public Relations - Marketing Fulfillment for Patriots Extra Points Credit Card Program