CHARLES R. EWALD
77 Mt. Tiburon Road
Tiburon, California
415 272 5568
ewald.charles@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
2006 -2014
New Island Capital Management, Inc., Founding CEO (San Francisco, CA)
Built an institutional scale impact investment company dedicated to achieving financial, social, and environmental
goals. Developed investment strategies and implementation policies across public equities, public and private fixed
income, real assets, and private equity. Completed approximately 100 investments, both direct and indirect,
including multiple direct timber and farmland transactions. Conducted comprehensive impact assessment.
2003 - 2005
Terra Firma Capital Partners, Managing Director (London, England)
Managing Director of largest ever first time European private equity fund ($2.5 billion)
Originated and closed new investments, restructured and refinanced existing investments, and managed
investment teams.
1998 - 2003
Argus Capital LLC, Founder and Manager (San Francisco, CA)
Founder of technology venture capital firm investing in: infrastructure and semiconductors, internet,
software and services
Co-invested and co-located with Draper Richards and Draper International. Portfolio included approximately 60
investments; 26 have been acquired or taken public.
1993 - 1998
JP Morgan Capital Corporation, Manager and Director (New York, NY and San Francisco, CA)
Co-Head of Western U.S. Region and Member of JPMCC Investment Committee
Responsible for 12 investments totalling $100 million and 16 portfolio companies with a combined book value
of $200 million. Completed three restructurings. Created the Sixty Wall Street Funds.
1992 - 1993
Investcorp International Corporation, Principal (New York, NY)
Board member of Circle K Acquisition Corp. Involved in reorganization and recapitalization of Burnham Service
Company and Color Tile, Inc.
1983 - 1992
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Vice President (1987-1992), Associate (1983-1987) (New York, NY)
Head of Fixed Income Group, Real Estate Department (1990 - 1992)
Managed real estate and capital markets specialists in asset securitization and property finance. Group generated
annual gross revenues of approximately $20 million. Closed over $1.5 billion of transactions in U.S. and Europe.
Real Estate Department (1985 - 1990)
Helped pioneer CMBS and securitization markets. Closed over $2 billion of financings and sales of commercial
property and advised on $10.6 billion of M&A transactions.
Corporate Finance Department (1983 - 1985)
Completed over $8 billion in public equity, convertible preferred and debt offerings, merger advisories and
tender offers.
EDUCATION
1981 - 1983
Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford, CA)
M.B.A. Concentration in Finance.
1979 - 1981
Christ Church College, University of Oxford (Oxford, England)
M.A. with Honours in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
1975 – 1979
Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
A.B., magna cum laude in Economics. National Merit Scholar. Phi Beta Kappa.