TIGER 21 Virtual Groups

With success comes transformative challenges and opportunities. TIGER 21’s global community of ultra-high-net-worth Members build deep, trusted relationships to help each other take their achievements to the next level. For those located in a city with no TIGER 21 Groups or frequent travelers with multiple residences, our Global Groups’ virtual Meeting experience, and the freedom and flexibility it provides, may be an ideal fit for you.
Chairs
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Laird Cagan
Laird Cagan
TIGER 21 Chair, San Francisco & Global
Laird Cagan is the Chair of San Francisco 01. As founder of his investment firm, Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, Laird has been a private investor for 25 years in energy, clean-tech, fin-tech, high-tech and health care. Over $3 billion has been invested in those companies, of which more than 10 have gone public. Earlier in his career, Laird worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Laird is a past Chairman of YPO and WPO chapters in San Francisco. Laird is an avid athlete and played varsity soccer while at Stanford. He is also a former member of the Stanford University Athletic Board. Laird attended MIT, and earned his BS, MS and MBA degrees from Stanford University. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Board of Directors’ program. Finally, Laird is a founder, together with his wife, of Stand4Lyme, an organization focused on research to find a cure for Lyme disease. -
Rob Fleischman
Rob Fleischman
TIGER 21 Chair, Boston & Global
Rob Fleischman is the Chair of Boston 01 and Global 01. Rob was the first member of Boston TIGER 21 and because of his love of the experience, transitioned to becoming a Chair. He approaches chairing as a peer and embraces members as trusted friends and advisors. After graduating from MIT, Rob began his career at BBN Labs, where the Internet was invented, in fact, Rob’s first mentor was Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of e-mail. Rob founded multiple start-ups, holds many patents, and invented and helped build technologies that currently process trillions of transactions daily on the Internet. For many years, for fun, Rob could be heard on the radio as a guest and contributor to NPR in New England as the “explainer of all things wired”. Finally, and most importantly, Rob is a dedicated husband and father (2 daughters) and works hard to maintain an active life in New Hampshire. -
Steve Freedman
Steve Freedman
TIGER 21 Chair, Global
Steve Freedman is Chair of Global 04 and 05. Freedman recently made the transition to a Chair role with TIGER 21 after 10 years of Membership where he has made a significant impact in the community. His career began in accounting, having earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from Emory University and worked in the audit department at KPMG where he was a licensed CPA in the state of Georgia. In 1994, he founded Getmembers.com which became one of the leading direct marketing agencies in the United States. Freedman is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and investor with a wealth of experience in direct marketing and alternative investments. Currently, Freedman is the CEO of Beach Ball Capital, LLC, which focuses on short and long-term alternative investments including real estate and private equity. Freedman lives in Sandy Springs, GA, with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Alexa and Julia. The Freedman family enjoys supporting many causes locally and globally through community service and philanthropy. -
Kanu Gupta
Kanu Gupta
TIGER 21 Chair, Singapore & Global
Kanu A. Gupta is Chair of Singapore 01 and Global 02. He is the founder and managing partner of Beyond, a strategic advisory firm that provides advisory services and investment capital to high growth businesses targeting South Asia. Gupta has advised numerous global companies including Snapchat, News Corp and Ampverse and investing in numerous fast-growing public and private companies. Previously, Gupta spent 10 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co and was the second person hired by the CEO of Goldman Sachs India to start their first-ever direct India operations. He went on to serve as the Executive Director for Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP). Gupta founded Savor, a gourmet food company that has hosted over 1,000 dinners and is the founding chef at The Secret Supper Project, a supper club where people come to dinner without knowing what is on the menu, where it is or who it is with. He completed his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and his MBA from INSEAD. He currently resides in Singapore with his wife Aparna, and lemon beagle, Maximus. His interests include food, literature, travel, all things Japanese, yoga, paddle tennis, water sports and heritage architecture. -
Brian Pohl
Brian Pohl
TIGER 21 Chair, London & Global
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