Director of Capital Formation

Director of Capital FormationBoardman BayNew York, NY (Manhattan Preferred) | East Coast PreferredAbout Boardman BayFounded in 2012, Boardman Bay is a technology-focused investment firm investing across public and private markets. Our work is centered on the foundational layers of modern computing and national competitiveness, including semiconductors, optical technologies, photonics, AI infrastructure, high-speed interconnects, and defense technologies.Since 2018, we have developed a differentiated Optical Opportunities strategy built around the connective and enabling layers of next-generation technology infrastructure. What began as an optical-focused product has evolved into a distinctive Optical / AI Infrastructure strategy tied to some of the most important long-term shifts in compute, networking, and data center architecture.Alongside our public-market platform, we have also built a leading venture investment portfolio that includes successful exits and investments in category-defining companies across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, robotics / Physical AI, defense tech, and advanced optical systems. Our private investing platform includes companies such as Ayar Labs, Groq, Syntiant, xLight, xMEMS, and LUUM, reflecting a long-standing thematic edge across hard technology, AI infrastructure, optical systems, and emerging defense-related technologies.The OpportunityWe are seeking a Director of Capital Formation to help scale Boardman Bay’s fundraising, investor development, and external market presence. This is a senior business-building role for someone who can help originate and convert new investor relationships, deepen existing partnerships, sharpen our market positioning, and help build an increasingly institutional capital formation engine across the firm.The role reports directly to the CIO and Founder and will work closely with leadership across the platform.This is an opportunity to help tell a genuinely differentiated story in the market: a firm spanning public and private investing, a distinctive Optical / AI Infrastructure product built since 2018, and a venture portfolio positioned around some of the most important themes in semiconductors, AI infrastructure, robotics, Physical AI, and defense technology.What You’ll DoPartner with the CIO and Founder on the firm’s capital formation strategy and commercial prioritiesHelp drive fundraising across the firm’s flagship strategies, Opportunity Fund products, Private Opportunities Fund, and select direct / SPV offeringsBuild, cultivate, and convert a pipeline of prospective investors, referral relationships, and strategic intermediariesDeepen relationships with existing investors through high-quality communication, disciplined follow-up, and thoughtful account coverageHelp expand Boardman Bay’s investor base toward a more institutional profile, including sophisticated family offices, RIAs, endowments, foundations, consultants / OCIOs, and other institutional allocatorsOwn key elemen