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Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – The Family Office At Synovus, B Capital
The latest senior moves in the North American wealth management sector.
The Family Office at Synovus
The
Family Office at Synovus, a multi-family office based in
Columbus, Georgia, has appointed Walt Deriso as senior director
of strategic growth and family office solutions. Deriso is also
the latest addition to the executive leadership team, serving as
senior vice president.
Based in Atlanta, Deriso will lead The Family Office at Synovus’s initiative to enhance the scope of services and solutions offered to ultra-high net worth families with a particular focus on single-family offices. He will be based in the Atlanta office at 3400 Overton Park.
Deriso began his career in 1999 at the Family Office at Synovus, serving in different roles including director of relationship management. In 2006, he became a founding shareholder at Atlantic Capital Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, where he worked as a private banker, commercial banker, and eventually as the head of the family office practice.
B Capital
B Capital, the
investment firm with dual headquarters in the US and Singapore,
has appointed Don Wood as a venture partner focused on climate
tech. Wood is based in the US.
Wood brings over 25 years of experience as a venture capitalist and climate tech specialist to his new role. He most recently served as a managing director at DFJ as well as venture partner and advisor at Energy Impact Partners and Piva Capital. Wood has also served as a board member for 15 public and private companies and is a faculty member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business teaching classes in both climate tech and entrepreneurship.
"The world is facing urgent challenges due to climate change, and we at B Capital are committed to investing in innovative companies that will provide returns to our investors while having a real impact,” Sheila Patel, vice chair and general partner, B Capital, said.
B Capital’s climate tech portfolio includes eight investments across the US and Asia, such as Patch Technologies, a company that offers a suite of APIs and developer tools that connect buyers and sellers of carbon credits, and Accacia, which provides AI-enabled decarbonization solutions to the real estate industry. The firm – founded in 2015 – has more than $6 billion in assets under management across multiple funds.
