Joe Spector

Current

• Director, Corporate Development at FinancialContent, Inc.

Past

• Co-Founder at QuieroLatino.com
• Assistant Project Manager Intern at Hines
• Senior Analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

• Summer Analyst, Trading at Enron Energy Services

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Education

• University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
• University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
• Irvington High School

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Haas Annual Fund

Joe Spector’s Summary

Passionate about growing organizations through business and corporate development. Strong combination of sales, partnership, marketing, business strategy, finance and product development skills to drive revenue growth. Focus on data and research for decision making and strategy valuation.

A strong self-starter who wants to win, I enjoy setting and achieving goals in a fast-paced, flexible, and collaborative environment. It’s difficult to discourage me. Not afraid of hearing “no”.

Joe Spector’s Specialties:

Business development, financial analysis and valuation, marketing, due diligence, business models, strategy, contract negotiation, relationship management, brand development, public relations.

Joe Spector’s Experience

• Director, Corporate Development

  FinancialContent, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Leading provider of stock market data, business news and content syndication services.
  * Formed relationships with online media players
  * Evaluated acquisitions of content publishers
  * Identified and negotiated content syndication partnerships
  * Developed lead generation strategy

• Co-Founder

  QuieroLatino.com

  (Internet industry)

  December 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  Founded a website to tap an unmet need among US Latinos by creating an online dating community
  * Conducted competitive analysis research to inform business strategy
  * Defined marketing plan and established public relations campaigns
  * Developed financial models for venture capital fundraising
  * Structured agreements with ad networks
  * Established relationships across Hispanic leaders and media groups

• Assistant Project Manager Intern

  Hines

  (Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  International commercial real estate firm
  * Evaluated transactions for US Core Office funds
  * Modeled pro-forma yields and performed due diligence
  * Explored investment opportunities in target submarkets
  * Analyzed market trends and recommended investments

• Senior Analyst

  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

  (Public Company; JPM; Investment Banking industry)

  August 2002 — July 2005 (3 years )

  Securitized Products, Investment Banking Division
  * Executed transactions by leading bank syndicate, legal, accounting, rating agency, and trustee professionals
  * Evaluated funding strategies to advise corporate Treasurers
  * Modeled capital mix options to minimizing funding costs
  * Identified securitization opportunities
  * Negotiated bond issuance legal documents
  * Developed close client relationships by heading due diligence, developing transaction structures, negotiating term sheets, marketing and pricing transactions

• Summer Analyst, Trading

  Enron Energy Services

  (Public Company; ENE; Oil & Energy industry)

  June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)

  * Analyzed shifts in interest rates and energy prices
  * Modeled load shapes using marked to market positions

Joe Spector’s Education

• University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

  MBA , Finance and Real Estate , 2005 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

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  * Semi-finalist in 2007 Wharton Business Plan Competition
  * Top 1% GMAT
  * 1st Place, Goldman Sachs’ Annual National MBA Challenge Case Competition

• University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business

  BS , Business Administration , 1999 — 2001

  * Graduated in 3 years

  Activities and Societies:

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  * President of Haas Undergraduate Student Government
  * Emerging Leader Alumni Scholar: 2000 and 2001
  * 1st Place, 4th Annual Investment Banking Case Competition

• Irvington High School

  1994 — 1998

Additional Information

Joe Spector’s Websites:

• Haas Annual Fund

Joe Spector’s Interests:

Haas BS Class of 2001 Fundraising Committee, San Francisco Marathon

Joe Spector’s Groups:

Haas Alumni Network Development Council

•    Wharton Technology and Technology VC Network
•    Haas/Berkeley Alumni
•    Wharton School Alumni
•    Wharton School MBA & PhD Alumni
•    Cal Alumni Association | UC Berkeley

Joe Spector’s Contact Settings

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