Aaron Shapiro
Aaron is the Founder & CEO of Carver Edison, an award winning New York City-based financial technology company committed to propelling the next generation of financial wellness, in part by revolutionizing Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs). Carver Edison’s patented technology, Cashless Participation(R), helps bridge the economic inequality gap by enabling employees to invest in the success of the public companies they work for. Participating companies financially empower their workforce to create a better future for everyone. Carver Edison is backed by the industry's best, including leading FinTech entrepreneurs including Eli Broverman, Co-founder of Betterment and Jeff Cruttenden, Co-founder of Acorns.
Prior to founding Carver Edison, Aaron was the first investment professional at Edgehill Endowment Partners, a Connecticut-based institutional investment firm focused exclusively on investing the endowments of non-profit organizations. Edgehill’s assets grew from $150 million to over $4 billion during Aaron’s tenure. His experience underwriting complex hedge fund and private equity investment opportunities honed Aaron’s investment acumen, equipping him with the skills and vision he needed to found Carver Edison.
He is a graduate of Babson College where he received a Bachelors of Science in Business Management with a dual concentration in finance and economics. He is a native New Yorker and self-taught full stack programmer. He also holds both the FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses.