Shawn Baldwin Explained

Shawn D. Baldwin
Birth Place:Dayton, Ohio, United States
Known For:founding AIA Group (AIA) and Capital Management Group (CMG)
Occupation:Financier
Nationality:American

Shawn D. Baldwin (born February 26, 1966)[1] He was the chairman of AIA Group (AIA), an alternative investment firm based in Chicago[2] [3]

Biography

Baldwin received a bachelor's degree from Antioch University. He later studied at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, where he received an M.F.S.[4]

Professional career

Headquartered in Chicago, Baldwin's Capital Management Group (CMG) was formed through the acquisition of several companies. First, Baldwin acquired in November 2001 MuniDirect, a broker-dealer based in Atlanta, Georgia. In December of that same year, Baldwin bought KCM Capital Management, a broker-dealer based in Anguilla but headquartered in Chicago. He also gained control of the Stature Multi-Allocation Fund, a hedge fund worth $56 million.[5] From 2002 to 2005, CMG participated in over 75 transactions for a par of over $68 billion in equity and debt transactions, which included Google and The Travelers Companies.[6]

Media coverage and distinctions

Baldwin has been profiled in many magazines,[7] including The Economist, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, Money, and Investment Dealers' Digest, and has appeared on a number of television networks, including Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, NBC, and CBS.[8] Investment Dealers' Digest named him one of the Top 40 Investment Bankers under 40.[8] In 2006, Baldwin was named one of the Top 75 Blacks on Wall Street by Black Enterprise.[9] He is a contributor to the financial articles of Fast Company[10] and Forbes. In 2006, Baldwin was the financial spokesperson for BlackBerry and the subject of commercials and a print campaign that ran in Forbes, Fortune and BusinessWeek.[4] Baldwin has been also quoted in The Wall Street Journal.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hotlist 05: they're bold, innovative, powerful--and all under 40. . . 2005-12-01 . 2009-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710022532/http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/minority-owned-businesses/848703-1.html . 2009-07-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: Shawn Baldwin, Chairman of AIA Group, among top business leaders attending Bloomberg Technology Conference: Code and the Corner. 2015-06-18. Bloomberg Business. . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192744/http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2015-06-18/aCjJbEf9azC0.html . 2015-09-24 . dead.
  3. Web site: Shawn Baldwin, Chairman of AIA Group, joins world leaders at Milken Institute Global Conference. 2015-05-11. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708103759/http://finance.chicagotribune.com/news/press-releases/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference-14148777.htm. 2015-07-08.
  4. News: All The Right Moves: Investment Banker Shawn Baldwin Heads East- the Middle East . Owens, Anna . Bears and Bulls . 2009-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615090212/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4607931/All-The-Right-Moves-Investment-Banker-Shawn-Baldwin-Heads-East--the-Middle-East . 2009-06-15 . dead .
  5. News: Alan . Hughes . On the fast track: Shawn Baldwin is building a financial services firm one acquisition at a time . . 2002-04-01 . 2009-04-06 . https://archive.today/20240524131929/https://www.webcitation.org/5km5oWfRS?url=http://findarticles.com.nyud.net/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_9_32/ai_84212955/ . 2024-05-24 . dead .
  6. News: O'Connor. Colleen Marie. Investment Dealers Digest 40 Under 40. Investment Dealers' Digest. 2006-11-27.
  7. News: A star broker fades as creditors, NASD move in . Strahler, Steven R. . . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326015719/http://74.125.155.132/ . dead . March 26, 2009 .
  8. Web site: Speaker: Shawn Baldwin . 2009-08-27 . . 2009-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406231643/http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/gcprogram.taf?function=bio&EventID=GC09&SPID=3891 . 2009-04-06 . dead .
  9. News: 75 most powerful blacks on wall street. . Brown, Carolyn M. . . October 2006 . 2009-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521081208/http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/22733349/75-most-powerful-blacks-on-wall-street . 2010-05-21 . dead .
  10. Web site: Shawn Baldwin . . 2009-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091106025911/http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/shawn-baldwin . 2009-11-06 . dead .
  11. News: Reality Check: Most Stock Markets Still Below '07 Highs . Staney, Nasil . . . 2010-07-01 . 2011-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024064103/http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109995/reality-check-most-stock-markets-still-below-07-highs?mod=bb-budgeting . 2012-10-24 . dead .