Alex is the Co-founder and CEO of Juniper Square, the leading investment management solution for the real estate industry. Alex previously served as a founding executive of New Energy Risk (acquired by XL Capital) and started his career at Microsoft, where he held a variety of product leadership roles. Alex holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from the University of Washington.

Founded in 2014, Juniper Square is transforming the private equity industry with innovative solutions that deliver a more modern, efficient and effective approach to managing private partnerships. Designed to provide real-time information and workflow for all parties involved in a private partnership, Juniper Square enables forward-thinking GPs to lower administrative costs, increase investor satisfaction, and raise more capital.

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Timestamps

(00:01:04) Alex’s background and career as an entrepreneur

(00:02:40) The genesis for founding Juniper Square

(00:07:13) Pivotal moments for scaling the organization

(00:12:01) Digitization of Investor relations before Juniper Square existed

(00:16:05) Why was Real Estate the asset class to build Juniper Square around?

(00:20:58) How does Fund Administration fit into Juniper’s long-term business goals?

(00:26:04) Where else is there an opportunity for additional disruption?

(00:30:13) Where do you see outsourcing in the next 5 years?

(00:33:19) How do you think about attracting and retaining the best people?

(00:35:39) What’s been most surprising in developing a Fund Admin function?

(00:37:57) What does Capital Markets look like at Juniper Square?

(00:43:48) Thoughts on the current economic environment

(00:49:24) Growth and Efficiency in Venture Capital

(00:54:08) What will the next technological revolution be over the next 3-5 years?

(00:58:09) What are you most excited about as the company continues to build?

Ep. 15: The Digitization of the Private Markets - Alex Robinson - CEO and Co-Founder at Juniper Square

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Ep. 15: The Digitization of the Private Markets - Alex Robinson - CEO and Co-Founder at Juniper Square