Ian Ellis

Current

• Director of External Relations at Cougar Capital
• MBA Candidate at Brigham Young University

Past

• Director of Business Development at Gruvie.com
• Director Acquisition & Development at West Millennium Group

Education

• Brigham Young University
• University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

Recommended

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Connections

160 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Ian Ellis’s Experience

• Director of External Relations

  Cougar Capital

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  Cougar Capital is an MBA student run private equity and venture capital investment fund. Cougar Capital works closely with industry partners to underwrite and perform due diligence on potential new investments. Cougar Capital has invested in one private equity and two venture capital investments so far in the 2008-2009 academic year.
  
  As a member of Cougar Capital I have had the opportunity to lead a deal team, perform industry analysis and due diligence, build relationships with industry partners, and help source new deals.

• MBA Candidate

  Brigham Young University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years)

• Director of Business Development

  Gruvie.com

  (Internet industry)

  May 2008 — September 2008 (5 months)

  Responsible for general business development, marketing strategy, and team management for a new internet start-up. (www.gruvie.com)

• Director Acquisition & Development

  West Millennium Group

  (Real Estate industry)

  January 2003 — August 2007 (4 years 8 months)

  Site negotiation & acquisition, project design and entitlements, project related debt structuring

Ian Ellis’s Education

• Brigham Young University

  MBA , Finance; Entrepreneurship; Strategy , 2007 — 2009

  Class Top 10%

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of Cougar Capital 2009 (student run VC/PE fund); Real Estate Club Leadership, Business Plan Competition Leadership Committee, Graduate Finance Association

• University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

  BS - Business Admin , Real Estate Development , 2000 — 2003

  Cum-Laude graduate

  Activities and Societies:

  Marshall Real Estate Association

Additional Information

Ian Ellis’s Groups:

NAIOP
ULI
Cougar Capital
BYU Business Plan Competition

•    USC Marshall School of Business
•    BYU Marriott School of Management Alumni
•    BYU MBA Class of 2009
•    USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
•    ARGUS Software Certified
•    BYU Real Estate
•    The Official Brigham Young University Alumni Network
•    BYU Cougar Capital
•    ARGUS Commercial Real Estate Network

Ian Ellis’s Honors:

Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP)
Argus Software Certified
USC General Merit Scholarship
USC Kreuger Endowed Scholarship
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
BYU MBA General Merit Scholarship
BYU Wayne M Minor Scholarship

Ian Ellis’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch