Ghassan J. Bejjani
Private Equity Investor at Middle East Venture Partners
Profile
Ghassan is a private investor and consultant based between New York and Beirut; he is also a senior LIFE (Lebanese International Finance Executive) member.
Until the end of 2007, Ghassan was a general partner of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners in NY.
Previously, he had held several management positions in Morgan Stanley's IT department in NY and Tokyo and has served as a Director of many technology companies such as Valoris, Band-X, Plateau Systems, etc.
Ghassan has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry in the US, and has privileged access to LIFE and Lebnet members in order to help support promising Lebanese IT start-ups and implement the agenda of the LIFE – Lebnet IT Initiative (The LIFE – Lebnet IT initiative’s goal is to re-invigorate the IT start-up ecosystem and to build lasting bridges between the Lebanese members of this ecosystem in Lebanon and abroad.
The initiative has raised $500K so far).
Ghassan holds an Engineering Diploma in Public Works from L'Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1983 and an M.S.
in Civil Engineering, Technology, and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985.
Ghassan J. Bejjani active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Middle East Venture Partners
 Middle East Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Middle East Venture Partners(MEVP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai. The firm founded in 2010 by Walid Hanna. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Ghassan J. Bejjani
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners
 Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 30/06/2008 |
Band-X Ltd.
 Band-X Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Band-X Ltd. provides outsourced voice services to the telecommunications industry. Its service portfolio includes fully managed infrastructure and interconnections for both traditional switch partitions and VoIP infrastructure and call termination worldwide. The company also offers telecom-focused recruitment service through its Band-X Recruitment. Band-X was founded by Richard Elliott in 1997 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | 22/01/2008 |
Crossmark Equity Partners LLC
 Crossmark Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crossmark Equity Partners LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed by the principals of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners to organize a new independent venture capital firm. Crossmark assumed the management of the existing Morgan Stanley Venture Partners funds under a subadvisory agreement with Morgan Stanley | Private Equity Investor | 31/10/2007 |
ThruPoint, Inc.
 ThruPoint, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ThruPoint, Inc. was provided collaboration solutions and unified communications as a service. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Core Security Technologies, Inc.
 Core Security Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Core Security Technologies, Inc. provides information technology security solutions. It offers core security attack intelligence platform, an attack intelligence platform that helps customers to identify the vulnerable areas of their IT environments to improve the effectiveness of remediation efforts and secure the business. The firm services include comprehensive penetration tests, application penetration tests, web services assessments, source code audits and wireless penetration tests. The company was founded by Emiliano Kargieman, Ariel Futoransky, Jonatan Altszul and Ivan Arce in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Ghassan J. Bejjani
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
| École Centrale Paris | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 8 |
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Morgan Stanley Venture Partners
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Freightquote.com, Inc.
 Freightquote.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Freightquote.com, Inc. provides web-based freight transportation management services. It offers automated tools for quoting, scheduling, freight spend analysis, managed services, and transportation management systems. The company was founded by Timothy A. Barton in August 1998 and is headquartered in Kasas City, MO. | Technology Services |
VBrick Systems, Inc.
 VBrick Systems, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services VBrick Systems, Inc. provides enterprise video platforms. The firm offers codex, video encoding and editing. Its solutions include HR and training, marketing, sales, and information technology. The company was founded by Richard Mavrogeanes in 1997 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Consumer Services |
Core Security Technologies, Inc.
Core Security Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Core Security Technologies, Inc. provides information technology security solutions. It offers core security attack intelligence platform, an attack intelligence platform that helps customers to identify the vulnerable areas of their IT environments to improve the effectiveness of remediation efforts and secure the business. The firm services include comprehensive penetration tests, application penetration tests, web services assessments, source code audits and wireless penetration tests. The company was founded by Emiliano Kargieman, Ariel Futoransky, Jonatan Altszul and Ivan Arce in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Band-X Ltd.
Band-X Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Band-X Ltd. provides outsourced voice services to the telecommunications industry. Its service portfolio includes fully managed infrastructure and interconnections for both traditional switch partitions and VoIP infrastructure and call termination worldwide. The company also offers telecom-focused recruitment service through its Band-X Recruitment. Band-X was founded by Richard Elliott in 1997 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Commercial Services |
ThruPoint, Inc.
ThruPoint, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ThruPoint, Inc. was provided collaboration solutions and unified communications as a service. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Crossmark Equity Partners LLC
Crossmark Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crossmark Equity Partners LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed by the principals of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners to organize a new independent venture capital firm. Crossmark assumed the management of the existing Morgan Stanley Venture Partners funds under a subadvisory agreement with Morgan Stanley | Finance |
Middle East Venture Partners
Middle East Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Middle East Venture Partners(MEVP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai. The firm founded in 2010 by Walid Hanna. | Finance |
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