Telecom & Media
Shahab Vagefi is a Senior Associate in the U.S. venture team focused on growth-stage investments and small leveraged buyouts in the telecommunications, media, technology and business services sectors. He is based in Washington, DC.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Vagefi was an investment banking analyst with the financial institutions group at Credit Suisse First Boston. Previously, he was an investment banking analyst with the technology group at J.P. Morgan H&Q.
Mr. Vagefi received his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors from a five-year, joint B.A.-M.A. degree program in international relations and international economics at Johns Hopkins University and the JHU School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).