Sa'ad Shah
Sa'ad Shah is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Noetic, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage psychedelic-based wellness, therapeutic and pharmaceutical companies globally. Sa’ad has spent the last 25 years in the capital markets and asset management industry with a focus on alternative investment strategies. Prior to Noetic, he was Managing Director and Head of Marketing & Client Service at The Carlyle Group. He also spent nine years at RBC Capital Markets in real estate banking, corporate credit, and derivative sales & trading. In addition, Sa’ad is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Grey House Partners, Venture Partner at Alpha Partners, an Affiliate Partner at Lindsay Goldberg LLC and a Venture Advisor to Learn Capital LLC. He is also a filmmaker, scriptwriter and producer, and a board member of several for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Sa'ad Shah Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
-
Co-founder and Managing Partner
-
Managing Director and Head of Marketing & Client Services
-
Director and Head of Financial Engineering Deal Team
Academic History
-
B.A., Economics and Political Science
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Managing Partner, Grey House partners
Founder, Grey House Advisory
Board Member, The Necessary Angel Theater
Council of Advisors, The Wende Museum in Los Angeles
EARLY CAREER
Sa'ad was Managing Director of Diversified Global Asset Management, a $7B Asset Management firm focused on zero beta/low correlation hedge funds.
He was a Director at RBC, where he was also Head of Financial Engineering Deal Team/FX & Commodity Derivatives.
During his time at RBC, he was also VP of Loan Syndication and Associate for Corporate and Investment Banking.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Sa’ad has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.