ALLEN PAIK, BLUE 9 CAPITAL - BOARD MEMBER
Allen is a partner at Blue 9 Capital, a New York City based private equity firm with extensive experience and expertise in small middle-market company investments, and a co-founder of SeaCap Ventures. Prior to SeaCap ventures, Allen was Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America where he managed and closed buy and sell side transactions for the company. Prior to joining Prudential, Allen was a Vice President at Highland Capital Associates, a private equity buyout group, in New York City. At Highland, Allen was responsible for evaluating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions and working closely with portfolio companies.
Allen has also held positions in division of PepsiCo, Inc. that imported Stolichnaya vodka into the U.S., in the production operations department at CBS Inc. and was a management consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
Allen has an MBA from Columbia University and graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont.