Lynn Roland
General Counsel, Acumen, and Chief Operating Officer, Acumen Capital Partners
- Role
- General Counsel at Acumen
- Location
- Bronx, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lynn Roland
Transactional attorney with broad corporate, regulatory/compliance and policy implementation experience in-house at a not for profit corporation and for profit investment adviser, in-house at a private web analytics company and at an AmLaw Global 100 law firm.Specialties: Corporate generalist. Areas of focus include fund formation, M&A, joint ventures, private investment, finance, licensed product distribution, consulting and employment arrangements, profit and not for profit incorporations and compliance and general contract work.ATTORNEY ADVERTISING
Experience
General Counsel
Oct 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US
Supervise global legal team at a not for profit organization that invests in 1) social enterprises, 2) leaders and 3) ideas. Acumen makes debt and equity investments in entrepreneurs in developing countries who provide goods or services used by poor populations. Acumen also has a global and several regional fellowship program to identify and support leaders working to alleviate poverty. Acumen is trying to change the way the world tackles issues of poverty!In my position, I advise on organizational strategy, oversee Acumen\'s investments, provide cross-functional legal support to Acumen\'s teams, and control for overall risk management of the organization.
Education
Columbia Law School
JD
1993 — 1996
University of Pennsylvania
BA
1989 — 1990
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