Bennett Fisher
2nd yr MBA student at MIT Sloan
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Real Estate |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales |
| Next step: | I plan on doing my startup full-time after graduation in May. I'm currently looking for software and sales people to help round out the founding team. |
| Location: | Boston |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Tags: | boston, Entrepreneurship, finance, mit, Real Estate, sustainability |
| Schools: | Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | B-Profile LLC |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | August 2005 - June 2007 |
| Description: | Internet start-up focused on connecting real estate professionals by exchanging resumes and profiles with business cards.
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| Employer: | Pitcairn Properties |
| Position: | Associate |
| Time period: | January 2005 - June 2007 |
| Description: | Real estate private equity company focused on acquisitions, development, and asset management.
Asset Management: •Managed $150M portfolio of properties successfully eliminating unnecessary capital projects, reducing budgets, and instituting appropriate partner reporting practices •Reorganized team of 20 analysts, property managers, and brokers to better facilitate entire leasing process •Repositioned and sold entire portfolio achieving superior industry return for asset class of +20% Acquisitions and Development: •Analyzed and closed over $300M in office building and development sites to produce $9M in direct fee revenue •Formed relationships with 3 international private equity companies that became JV partners in multiple deals •Streamlined market research process to provide better recommendations in negotiating and closing deals |
| Employer: | Cambridge Associates |
| Position: | Senior Research |
| Time period: | April 2002 - January 2005 |
| Description: | Financial consulting focusing on pension funds, endowments, and high net worth individuals.
•Piloted team of 6 in research, composition, and publication of 12 reports on institutional portfolio management and international diversification to more efficiently evaluate a broad set of asset classes •Appointed lead associate by senior consultants on rigorous macro-market research for portfolios of institutional and high net-worth clients and those specifically focused on real estate investing |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship, MBA |
| University: | Johns Hopkins University |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Economics/Entrepreneurship, BA |
Bennett's Startups (1)
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Retroficiency
Retroficiency provides a web-based software platform that allows owners to evaluate buildings for Net Zero energy potential and identify the best options for retrofitting without needing a detailed audit or even stepping foot inside the building.
Bennett's Contacts (2)
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Chad Lovell
Electrical Engineering graduate from Texas Christian University, pursuing MBA at MIT Sloan School Of Management.
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Diana Huidobro
Civil Industrial Engineer graduate from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, currently pursuing MBA degree at MIT Sloan School of Management.