TIGER 21 New York City
TIGER 21 New York City is part of the premier global peer membership organization for ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors and executives. With success comes challenges and opportunities, and TIGER 21 Members, through deep, trusted relationships, rely on each other to take their lives to the next level.
Chairs
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JC Keeler
JC Keeler
TIGER 21 Chair, NYC
JC Keeler is a former TIGER 21 member and the Chair of three groups in NYC: 04, 05 and 08. Prior to TIGER 21, JC was a founding partner of DDG, a ground up residential development company with offices in New York City and San Francisco. JC loves his members and the TIGER 21 experience: nothing brings him more satisfaction than nailing his monthly meetings with great speakers, PD, and conversation. JC grew up in the Catskill Mountains and the outdoors play a big role in his life: he climbed many “big walls”, solo-ed Denali, and is a member of the National Ski Patrol. He is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Tulane Law School. -
Christie Nicholson
Christie Nicholson
TIGER 21 Chair, NYC
Christie Nicholson is Chair of NYC 17. Nicholson is the founder of the Studio for Communicating Complexity and works with clients like Mastercard, Siemens, NASA, and AxiomSpace, to build new products and innovate core products. Prior to this Nicholson was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Citi Ventures, where she developed Citigroup's internal accelerator that guided 150+ startups. Christie is a former editor at Scientific American and co-founded the publishing startup, Publet. As a professor at New York University, she designed a graduate program in product-led entrepreneurship. Christie is on the board of South by South West Interactive and is the Board Chair of the PopTech Institute. She is an AngelPad founder and holds degrees from Dalhousie University in Canada and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter. -
Lorine Pendleton
Lorine Pendleton
TIGER 21 Chair, New York City
Lorine Pendleton is a TIGER 21 Chair for NYC 03 & 09. Pendleton is a seasoned early-stage investor, advisor and attorney with extensive experience in the legal, technology and entertainment industries. She began angel investing a decade ago, investing and advising women and diverse-led companies. She is the Lead Partner in Portfolia’s Rising America Funds I & II, which invests in companies with founders of color, women, LGBTQI+ or companies with products or services addressing these markets. She is a former board member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the largest angel professional development organization in the world. Among her many accolades she was recently named by Mergers & Acquisitions as the “2021 Top 25 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A” and by Brown Brothers Harriman’s Women & Wealth as “21 Women to Watch in 2021.” She is a former practicing attorney for a leading entertainment boutique law firm where she structured and negotiated multi-faceted entertainment and media deals on behalf of her celebrity clients. She is a graduate of Brown University and New York Law School. -
Michael Warszawski
Michael Warszawski
TIGER 21 Chair, New York City & Family Office Group
Michael Warszawski is the Founder and CEO of CWM Partners, a Family Office Advisory firm. He chairs New York City TIGER 21 Groups 2, 15 and 16. Michael brings deep expertise in multi-generational family wealth management as a former CEO, Chair or Director of banks, asset management firms and trust companies in several global jurisdictions. He also offers 10+ years of experience in facilitating peer groups of accomplished leaders. A graduate of MIT and Columbia, Michael is a member of YPO Gold, the “Institute for the Fiduciary Standard” and the “Institute for Family Governance.” He supports financial literacy in the US through “Working in Support of Education” and conciliatory dialogue in the middle east through the “Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.” Michael is passionate about music and sings in twelve languages.
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