HighPost Capital has appointed Ron Sylvestri as Managing Director, Marketing, adding a veteran capital-formation executive who has helped raise more than $4 billion across alternative investments, institutional fundraising, and strategic business development.
Sylvestri will support HighPost’s marketing and capital formation efforts and deepen relationships with institutional investors worldwide.
He will report to David Moross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HighPost.
Sylvestri brings more than 25 years of experience across investor relations, institutional capital formation, and business development in the alternative investment sector.
Most recently, he served as President of Quail Ridge Asset Management, a boutique investment consulting and advisory firm he founded in 2009.
At Quail Ridge, Sylvestri advised private equity firms, alternative asset managers, and middle-market companies on institutional fundraising, strategic positioning, capital formation, and business development.
Before founding Quail Ridge, Sylvestri was a Principal at Emerald Point Capital Partners.
Earlier, he served as a Vice President at Morgan Stanley, where his work included institutional sales, equity research, and structured equity and debt products.
Sylvestri also serves on the Board of Directors of RiseBoro Community Partnership and the Advisory Board of Babson College.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance & Investments from Babson and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses.
HighPost invests in companies spanning consumer products and services, sports, media, technology, and aerospace.
The firm focuses in part on family-controlled and entrepreneur-led businesses and seeks to combine investment capabilities with operating and marketing expertise.
HighPost was founded by Moross and Mark Bezos and is part of Azimut Group, a global asset management company serving individual and institutional investors.
Sylvestri’s appointment is intended to support HighPost as the firm continues scaling its institutional investor relationships and capital formation capabilities.
KEY QUOTES:
“Ron is a seasoned professional with deep institutional relationships across the allocator and investment management industry, and we are delighted to welcome him to HighPost.”
David Moross, Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Of HighPost Capital
“I am excited to join David, Mark, and the rest of the HighPost team to bring the firm’s strategy to a broader set of institutional partners.”
Ron Sylvestri, Managing Director, Marketing At HighPost Capital
