Jess Larsen is Founder & CEO of Briarcliffe Credit Partners, the first exclusively dedicated private credit placement agency. Prior to founding Briarcliffe, Jess was Partner and CEO, Americas of First Avenue Partners and before that, Global Head of Institutional Sales and Marketing at Highland ...more

Jess Larsen is Founder & CEO of Briarcliffe Credit Partners, the first exclusively dedicated private credit placement agency. Prior to founding Briarcliffe, Jess was Partner and CEO, Americas of First Avenue Partners and before that, Global Head of Institutional Sales and Marketing at Highland Capital Management, and Global Head of Sales and Partner at VCM Fund Management. Earlier in his career at Merrill Lynch, he launched and led the firm’s European Family Office Group. Jess studied in Cambridge, Antwerpen and holds a Bachelor in Economics from Copenhagen Business School. He served on the World Affairs Council Board of Directors while living in Dallas.less