Martin Hunt
Managing Partner at Providence Friends Capital
Greater Philadelphia
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2005 - Current
Providence Friends Capital is a private partnership focused on technology investments where sustainable competitive advantages disrupt markets to create superior long term shareholder value. Engagements have included work with Swanlaab USA Fund I, HWI Partners, HWI Technologies, HWI Search Fund I, Smart T Ventures, SmartInvest Ventures, and strategic alliance Investments with Verizon, Draka Communications, Temple University, and MF Lightwave, as well as, portfolio investments with Custom Cable Industries, HWI Technologies, HWI Partners, PFC Search Fund, HWI Optical Fiber, HWI Installations, EGE, ZoomD, HubController, Secure Broadcast, AVAIL Support, BioProtect, and others.
Providence Friends Capital is Venture Capital & Private Equity company.
Chief Executive Officer (JV with Swanlaab Venture Factory )
2020
Joint venture with the Swanlaab Venture Factory, www.Swanlaab.com focused on series A - B2B technology companies in the United States.
Venture capital firm on a mission to generate investment Alpha while delivering double and triple bottom lines
Managing Director
2016 - 2019
FINRA 7, 79, and 63
President and Vice Chair of the Board - HBS Alumni Club of Philadelphia
2007 - 2013
Volunteered as President 2011-2013, Vice Chair, Board 2011-2013, Strategy Director 2009 - 2010, Membership Chair 2007 - 2008, member of Washington, D.C. and NYC Clubs, Global Harvard Business School (HBS) Presidents Conference (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Global HBS African-American Alumni Association Ambassador (Philadelphia, 2015 - present), life-time HBSAAA member
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2007 - 2010
Chief Executive Officer of $45 million, 250 person, connectivity company providing low voltage and fiber optic infrastructure to office installations. Led Providence Friends Capital and HWI team in purchasing Custom Cable Industries from the Steelcase Corporation and managed strategic relationships with Verizon and Drakka. Obtained Department of Defense secret clearance for military contracts and built out new state of the art fiber optic assembly operations for Verizon and other large telecommunication customers. Awarded Verizon excellence award (1 of 12 only suppliers nationally).
Amphenol Custom Cable is a manufacturer of fiber optic, copper, RF cables and provides network configuration & connection services.
Managing General Partner
2005 - 2008
Founded and managed special acquisition vehicle which purchased Custom Cable Industries. Led purchase of platform custom cable assembly and installation company as interim CEO for two years and Chairman of its parent company thereafter.
Management Executive (marketing, product development, corporate initiatives)
2000 - 2005
Provided management leadership for MBNA United States credit card and unsecured debt businesses across its entire company value chain as a member of its internal strategy consulting group, marketing, sales, product development, non-endorsed group marketing and special interest affinity strategy teams. Founding team member of the Corporate Initiatives Group(CIG).
Bank of America Neighborhood Builders is a signature philanthropic program that advances economic mobility and nonprofit leadership.
Senior Corporate Strategist
1997 - 2000
Merger strategy, screening and evaluation: Exelon Corporation (EXC) (Unicom/PECO (UCM/PE) merger – Executed $16 billion merger that created nation’s largest electric utility
Exelon Corporation is a utility services holding company that provides services for energy generation businesses in the United States.
Senior Engagement Manager
1994 - 1997
Fortune 500 financial service company strategy and information technology consulting
Research Associate for Michael Porter
1992 - 1994
Founding team member of Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (http://www.icic.org)