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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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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

  • 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)

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