Andrew Karsh has twenty-five years of financial markets experience, directly managing large pools of complex institutional capital and advising C-Suite executives globally. Prior to Founding Bay Bridge Ventures Andrew served for ten years as Portfolio Manager within the Investment Office of CalPERS, a $500 Billion public pension fund. In addition to his direct investment responsibilities, he served as a member of the Absolute Return Strategies Advisory Board and has worked to advise the organization regarding Private Equity opportunities.
Outside of his daily role, Andrew has spent the last eight years advising and investing in disruptive startup companies across all industries, and the last three years as part of the advisory team to Berkeley's top ranked SkyDeck Accelerator Program. He was also nominated in 2019 to represent CalPERS as a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal's 30 organization GISD working group, which has tasked thirty of the largest financial institutions globally with creating investment opportunities that will support the success of the seventeen critical UN SDG initiatives.
Prior to his current position, Andrew was a Portfolio Manager at Credit Suisse Alternative Investments, directly managing more than $5 Billion in assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors. His previous responsibilities have included senior global markets positions in both New York and London as part of Credit Suisse’s Securities Division. In addition to focusing on innovative investment strategies across public and private markets, he has extensive experience advising C-suite executives at major corporations regarding strategy and financing.
Andrew was Founding Advisor to Fast Forward, the largest technology focused nonprofit accelerator which through its fellowship program, has helped 100 million people globally since 2013. In addition, he is a Founding Board Member at the nonprofit Think of Us, which utilizes a proprietary technology platform to improve the success rates of 400,000 youth in Foster Care.
Andrew received his undergraduate degree in Finance from American University, is an alumnus of Columbia Business School and completed the Board Directors College program at Stanford University.