Javier Saade
Javier Saade
Overview
Javier is the SBA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) and is part of the SBA's senior leadership team. He leads the agency's Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program and its Early Stage Investing and Impact Investing initiatives, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. He joins the SBA with 20 years of global general management, principal investing, strategic consulting and entrepreneurial experience. Most recently he was an Advisor to a California-based impact investing and advisory firm, Pacific Community Ventures, and an Advisor to a Colorado-based $1.3 billion family office, Aspen Grove Capital. Concurrently to these, he was a Partner at Brand Maestro LLC, a New York City-based brand strategy firm.