John W. Brown, Partner with Mesa Capital and Sandia Capital Partners, will talk with students at a free lunch and seminar on Friday, Feb. 15, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. in The Anderson School’s GSM 302. Brown’s talk titled, “Right on the Money: Financial Projections in Business Plans,” is part of the UNM Technology Business Plan Competition events, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Photo: John Brown
The UNM Technology Business Plan Competition seeks to involve students from across campus in partnering to create viable business plans and compete for more than $100,000 in prizes and seed funding. Overseen by The Anderson School Endowed Chair in Economic Development, Dr. Sul Kassicieh, this year’s competition will take place on Friday, April 11, and a series of speakers will be brought to campus to share their experiences with students beforehand.
Open to all UNM students taking at least six credit hours in the Fall 2007 or Spring 2008 semesters, the competition fosters economic development within New Mexico by supporting students in generating sound, innovative business plans. More information can be found at techbizplan.mgt.unm.edu or by writing to bizplan@mgt.unm.edu.
Brown has more than 30 years of investment banking and private equity experience. Prior to joining Mesa Capital Partners and Sandia Capital Partners, John served as COO and Managing Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities, LLC and as Managing Director at Coopers & Lybrand Securities, LLC.
John has been an advisor to Mesa Capital Partners since its inception and, until joining Mesa, served on the New Mexico Growth Fund I as a member of its advisory committee, providing early stage seed capital to businesses located outside the Albuquerque area.
Mesa Capital Partners was established in 2003 as an early stage private equity firm focusing on high-potential small businesses in industries and geographic areas underserved by other capital providers. Sandia Capital Partners, LLC provides high level corporate finance advisory services, strategic insight, and investment capital to enable corporate clients to solve challenging corporate finance problems.
John, a Chartered Financial Analyst, earned his MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan and his BBA from The Anderson School at UNM. He served as the first Managing Director of Invest New Mexico and is the chair of the Anderson School of Management Foundation board of directors.
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