ANDY RAPKIN
Managing Director, Triana, LLC
Andy is currently an active entrepreneur and Angel Investor with portfolio holdings in life sciences, software, e-learning, advanced manufacturing, AI, and real estate tech. He is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at IESE Business School in Barcelona, where he mentors and advises a variety of entrepreneurs and start-ups. He is the founder of Component Sourcing International LLC (CSI), a Strategic Sourcing™ company that manufactures custom-engineered metal components in a variety of product categories. The company was acquired by a private equity firm in 2014.
Prior to founding CSI, Andy was a Partner in Osage Investments, a private equity firm based in Philadelphia, with funds dedicated to leveraged buyouts of middle-market manufacturers and early-stage venture investing. Andy held various board and management positions in Osage’s portfolio, and his venture investments include Inphonic (NASDAQ: INPC), Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ: ICGE), and GHR Systems (acquired by Metavante). He also served as CEO of Farmington Engineering, an Osage portfolio company later acquired by Swiss conglomerate KVT Group.
Andy holds a BS in Biology from Tufts University and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His current passion is social impact investing, and he just recently returned from two years in in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain to reside in Connecticut with his family.
