Jess Larsen is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Briarcliffe Private credit, and has more than 16 years of private credit experience. Most recently, he was a Partner and CEO of Americas for FIRSTavenue Partners, a global advisory and capital placement agency. Prior to FIRSTavenue, Larsen was the Global Head of Institutional Sales & Marketing at Highland Capital Management, and Global Head of Sales and Partner at VCM Fund Management. At Merrill Lynch, Larsen launched and led the firm’s European Family Office Group.
Larsen studied in Cambridge, Antwerpen and received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Copenhagen Business School. He also served on the Board of the World Affairs Council in Dallas.