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Longview Acquisition Corp. II
- Registration2021-01-29 Filed S1
- IPO2021-03-20 IPO, search begins
- Definitive AgreementNo merger agreement yet
- Failed2023-01-09 Merger Failed
- Raised
- $500M
- CIK
- 1832300
- SPAC Ticker
- LGV.U
- Focus
- Healthcare, Industrial, Consumer, Media, Technology
SPAC Team
Leadership
Larry Robbins has served as our Chairman since our inception. Mr. Robbins is the Founder, Portfolio Manager and CEO of Glenview. Prior to founding Glenview in 2000, Mr. Robbins spent six years as an analyst and partner at Omega Advisors on their U.S. equity long/short team. He joined Omega after three years at Gleacher & Company, a merger and acquisition advisory boutique in New York. Through their Robbins Family Foundation, Mr. Robbins and his wife Sarahmay are active supporters of education reform both in New York City and on a national level. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Together Education, and he is a Board Member for the Relay Graduate School of Education, Robin Hood Foundation, and Zearn. In addition, Mr. Robbins is the Senior Chair of the Wall Street Division of the UJA-Federation. Mr. Robbins currently serves as chairman of the board of Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LGVW). Mr. Robbins graduated with honors from the Wharton School and Moore School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, where he received his Bachelors of Science in Economics and Engineering, with majors in accounting, finance, marketing, and systems engineering. We believe that Mr. Robbins’ significant investment experience make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
John Rodin has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since our inception. Mr. Rodin re-joined Glenview as a Partner and Co-President in August 2015. Prior to re-joining Glenview, Mr. Rodin was President of Fantex Brokerage Services, a San Francisco-based start-up in the business of acquiring and IPO’ing shares tied to the cash flows of professional athletes and entertainers. Before joining Fantex in 2012, Mr. Rodin served as Co-President of Glenview. Mr. Rodin started at Glenview in March 2002 and was named Director of Research in 2006 and Partner in April 2007. Prior to joining Glenview, Mr. Rodin worked in the Institutional Equity Sales Department at Goldman Sachs. Prior to his time in the Equities Division, Mr. Rodin spent two years as a Financial Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Rodin currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LGVW). Mr. Rodin graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1997. We believe that Mr. Rodin’s significant investment experience make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Mark Horowitz has served as our Chief Financial Officer since our inception. Mr. Horowitz joined Glenview in 2004 and is a Partner and Co-President. Prior to Glenview, Mr. Horowitz was part of the senior management team of Axiom Legal Solutions Inc., a professional services outsourcing firm, which he joined at inception in 2000. Prior to Axiom, Mr. Horowitz was a corporate and securities lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Mr. Horowitz currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LGVW). Mr. Horowitz received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1996 and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1993, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Honors.
Westley Moore is a Director . Since March 2017, Mr. Moore has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the largest anti-poverty organizations in the United States. Before Robin Hood, in 2013, Mr. Moore founded BridgeEdU, an innovative technology platform addressing college completion and job placement, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until February 2017 and its Chairman until June 2019, when it was acquired. Previously, Mr. Moore worked in finance as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank and Citigroup. Mr. Moore is a best-selling author, whose works include “The Other Wes Moore,” “The Work,” “Discovering Wes Moore” and “This Way Home.” He served as a captain and paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan, and as a White House Fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He currently serves as a director of Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LGVW). Mr. Moore graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College in 1998 and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 2001. He earned a MLitt in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. We believe that Mr. Moore's executive and entrepreneurial experience make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Shalinee Sharma is a Director . Since February 2012, Ms. Sharma has served as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Zearn, a nonprofit math platform and curriculum. Zearn Math is a K-8 math curriculum and professional development platform that supports daily differentiation and engagement in mathematics teaching and learning. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Sharma’s executive and entrepreneurial experience make her well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Brian Zied is a Director . Since July 2019, Mr. Zied has served as Chief Financial Officer of KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools, a non-profit network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools. Before that, he was Managing Partner of Charter Bridge Capital from January 2018 to December 2019. Before Charter Bridge Capital, Mr. Zied was an analyst at Impala Asset Management, a hedge fund, from September 2017 until December 2017. Before Impala, he was Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Equities at Pine River Capital Management from October 2015 until September 2016. Before that, Mr. Zied was the founder, chief executive officer and portfolio manager of Charter Bridge Capital from its inception in 2010 until 2015. Previously, he was a limited partner and retail sector head at Maverick Capital from 1998 to 2010. Mr. Zied holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Mr. Zied’s experience as a financial executive and experience in investments make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.