Mike Benevento

Principal, GC & Head of Admin Orange Maker LLC

  • Greater New York City Area NY

listener | educator | adviser | risk-taker | counselor | facilitator | speaker | innovator | life-long learner

Contact

Social

Biography

* Deputy General Counsel, Hedge Funds at UBS Global Asset Management
* Officer, Corporate Secretary of UBS O'Connor LLC & UBS Alternative & Quantitative Investments LLC
* Attorney-Partner, Financial Services at Axiom Legal
* Editor, Notes & Projects at the George Washington University Law Review
* Senior Associate, Investment Management at Schulte Roth & Zabel
* Manager, Learning & Development at DoubleClick
* Adjunct Professor, School of Continuing Education at Rutgers University
* Adviser, Professional Development at NJECC
* Founder, General Partner at Wiredschools.com
* Honoree, First Class Teacher Award Recipient (NJ) from AASA
* Teacher, 6th Grade at Upper Saddle River School District
* Fellow, Teaching at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
* Student Member, Board of Governors & Board of Trustees at Rutgers University
* Fellow, Research at The Center for the Study of the Presidency
* Founder, Managing Member at Ecosystems Paper Company
* Qualified Purchaser, Investor of private companies & funds including 69 West 9 Owners Corp., O'Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha XL Limited and A&Q Global Diversified Strategies LLC

Industry Expertise

Investment Management
Financial Services
Banking
Fund-Raising
Writing and Editing
Public Policy
Legal Services
Education/Learning
Professional Training and Coaching
Computer Hardware

Areas of Expertise

Taxation for Owner Managed Businesses
Tax Consequences of Offshore Investments
Education and Technologies (Icts)
Investment Consulting
Trusts and Estates
Diversity & Inclusion
Recruiting
Private Asset Management
Asset and Investment Assessment
Due Diligence
Fiduciary Duty
Erisa
Peer Leadership
Hedge Funds
Entrepeneurship

Accomplishments

National award

1997-04-21

The First Class Teacher Award (SMFCTA), sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and the Sallie Mae Corporation, was awarded for a 16-year period from 1984 to 2000 to recognize beginning teachers from across the United States for outstanding performance in their first year of service in the profession. Benevento was the New Jersey winner of the 1997 SMFCTA.

Education

Rutgers University

B.S.

Public Policy Analysis

1996

Ramapo High School

Diploma

1992

The George Washington University Law School

J.D.

Law

2004

Languages

  • Italian

Event Appearances

Managing Risks & Rewards for Fund Managers: Addressing Increased Scrutiny by Regulators & Investors

Alternative Investment General Counsel Summit hosted by ALM  http://goo.gl/UepfcT

2014-05-21

Sample Talks

Novel Solutions for Negotiating Terms with Institutional Investors

Business development & legal workshop for employees of registered investment advisers.

Weaving the Internet into the Classroom

K-12 teacher workshop to improve existing lesson plans w/r/t technology and inter-disciplinary foci.

Examples & Explanations: Increased Scrutiny by Regulators & Investors

Workshop for all founders of entrepreneurial fund managers.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$4000 to $7500*Will consider certain engagements for no fee

Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

Host Committee, The Center Dinner THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER

2015-04-02

The Host Committee organizes the annual Center Dinner -- a fundraiser in celebration of the LGBT community in the greater NYC area. Each year, the crucial funds raised at Center Dinner allows this 501(c)3 organization to maintain and create programs and services that empower people to lead healthy, successful lives.

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