Frederick Iseman
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Frederick J. Iseman is an American
businessman and the founder of CI Capital Partners (formerly Caxton-Iseman Capital) private-equity
firm.
fund to be named CI Capital Partners LLC. Frederick Iseman currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CI Capital Partners LLC.
Iseman is chairman of CI Capital Partners' portfolio companies including Transplace, Ply Gem Industries, American Residential Services
, Conney Safety Products, KIK Custom Products, and CoVant. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of investment firm STAR Capital in London. Iseman was the chairman of Anteon International Corp. until Anteon's sale to General Dynamics
Corp. in June 2006. Anteon closed its initial public offering
in 2002.
and the Academy for Educational Development
, two large foreign aid NGOs. He also serves on the International Council of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
, Harvard University
and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, whose chairman is former Senator Sam Nunn
. Iseman is a major supporter of Stanford University
's Preventive Defense Project, a part of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Yale Center for Genocide Studies. His support of the latter allowed Adam Jones to complete his book, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Iseman is also a Harold Pratt Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations
and served on that Council’s Independent Task Force on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy. He was the lead sponsor of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
's 2008 conference on nuclear weapons.
, the Wharton Institute, the Taub Institute for Brain Research, oncology
, immunology
, and other disciplines. As a member of the Board of Directors of the The Metropolitan Opera, Iseman underwrote the production of Dimitri Shostakovich's The Nose for the 2009-2010 season. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall
and the Board of Directors of the White Nights Foundation of America.
, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker.
, with a B.A. in English Literature and is a member of its Elizabethan Club.
, a noted New York
attorney and partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
.
United States
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businessman and the founder of CI Capital Partners (formerly Caxton-Iseman Capital) private-equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm.
Biography
Frederick Iseman founded Caxton-Iseman Capital LLC in 1993 in partnership with Caxton Associates. Caxton-Iseman Capital LLC announced on December 21, 2007 that it had completed its spin-off from Caxton Associates to form an independent private equityPrivate equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
fund to be named CI Capital Partners LLC. Frederick Iseman currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CI Capital Partners LLC.
Iseman is chairman of CI Capital Partners' portfolio companies including Transplace, Ply Gem Industries, American Residential Services
American Residential Services
American Residential Services is one of the leading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and plumbing businesses in the United States. It is based in Memphis, Tennessee, operates in 24 states and had revenues of over $500 million in 2005...
, Conney Safety Products, KIK Custom Products, and CoVant. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of investment firm STAR Capital in London. Iseman was the chairman of Anteon International Corp. until Anteon's sale to General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
Corp. in June 2006. Anteon closed its initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
in 2002.
Current board and advisory positions
In addition, Iseman is a board member of the International Rescue CommitteeInternational Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a leading nonsectarian, nongovernmental international relief and development organization based in the United States, with operations in over 40 countries...
and the Academy for Educational Development
Academy for Educational Development
AED, formerly the Academy for Educational Development, is a 501 nonprofit organization that focuses on education, health and economic development for the "least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world." AED currently operates more than 250 programs in the...
, two large foreign aid NGOs. He also serves on the International Council of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, whose chairman is former Senator Sam Nunn
Sam Nunn
Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. Currently the co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative , a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, Nunn served for 24 years as a...
. Iseman is a major supporter of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
's Preventive Defense Project, a part of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Yale Center for Genocide Studies. His support of the latter allowed Adam Jones to complete his book, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Iseman is also a Harold Pratt Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and served on that Council’s Independent Task Force on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy. He was the lead sponsor of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, or YCSG, is a research center at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut. It was launched in 2001 in order to 'enrich the debate about globalization on campus and to promote the flow of ideas between Yale and the policy world.'The current director...
's 2008 conference on nuclear weapons.
Philanthropic interests
Iseman’s significant philanthropic interests include medical research at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, the Frederick Iseman Theater at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, the Wharton Institute, the Taub Institute for Brain Research, oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
, and other disciplines. As a member of the Board of Directors of the The Metropolitan Opera, Iseman underwrote the production of Dimitri Shostakovich's The Nose for the 2009-2010 season. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and the Board of Directors of the White Nights Foundation of America.
Published articles
Articles by Iseman have been published in The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker.
Education
Iseman is a graduate of Yale CollegeYale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
, with a B.A. in English Literature and is a member of its Elizabethan Club.
Family
He resides in New York with his two children, a daughter and son. He is the son of Joseph S. IsemanJoseph S. Iseman
Joseph S. Iseman was a Yale Law School-educated attorney and educator known for his work with National Television, Children's Television Workshop, also known as Sesame Workshop, and Bennington College , as well as the American University of Paris, where he served for a time as the vice chair...
, a noted New York
New York
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attorney and partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Other
Mr. Iseman was a member of the cast of the 1987 movie "Someone to Love" starring Orson WellesOrson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
.