Shawn Baldwin#Professional career
{{Short description|American corrupt financier (b.1966)}}
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|name = Shawn D. Baldwin
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|birth_date = {{bda|1966|2|26}}
|birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, United States
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|known_for = founding AIA Group (AIA) and Capital Management Group (CMG)
|occupation = Financier
|nationality = American
|website = {{Website|https://shawn-baldwin.com/}}
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Shawn D. Baldwin (born February 26, 1966){{cite news|title=Hotlist 05: they're bold, innovative, powerful--and all under 40. |newspaper=Black Enterprise |date=2005-12-01 |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/minority-owned-businesses/848703-1.html |accessdate=2009-10-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710022532/http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/minority-owned-businesses/848703-1.html |archivedate=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead }} He was the chairman of AIA Group (AIA), an alternative investment firm based in Chicago{{cite web|title=Shawn Baldwin, Chairman of AIA Group, among top business leaders attending Bloomberg Technology Conference: Code and the Corner|date=2015-06-18|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/article/2015-06-18/aCjJbEf9azC0.html|website=Bloomberg Business|publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192744/http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2015-06-18/aCjJbEf9azC0.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Shawn Baldwin, Chairman of AIA Group, joins world leaders at Milken Institute Global Conference|date=2015-05-11|url=http://finance.chicagotribune.com/news/press-releases/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference-14148777.htm|website=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708103759/http://finance.chicagotribune.com/news/press-releases/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference/shawn-baldwin-chairman-of-aia-group-joins-world-leaders-at-milken-institute-global-conference-14148777.htm|archivedate=2015-07-08}}
Biography
Shawn D. Baldwin (born February 26, 1966)[1] is in federal prison for defrauding investors of $10,000,000 from 2006 to 2017.[2] He was an international financier, trader and investor. He was the chairman of AIA Group (AIA), an alternative investment firm based in Chicago, prior to being indicted for defrauding multiple investors from 2006 to 2017.[3][4]
Professional career
Headquartered in Chicago, Baldwin's Capital Management Group (CMG) was formed through the acquisition of several companies. First, Baldwin acquired in November 2001 MuniDirect, a broker-dealer based in Atlanta, Georgia. In December of that same year, Baldwin bought KCM Capital Management, a broker-dealer based in Anguilla but headquartered in Chicago. He also gained control of the Stature Multi-Allocation Fund, a hedge fund worth $56 million.{{cite news|first=Alan |last=Hughes |title=On the fast track: Shawn Baldwin is building a financial services firm one acquisition at a time |work=BlackEnterprise |date=2002-04-01 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_9_32/ai_84212955/ |accessdate=2009-04-06 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524131929/https://www.webcitation.org/5km5oWfRS?url=http://findarticles.com.nyud.net/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_9_32/ai_84212955/ |archivedate=2024-05-24 |url-status=dead }} From 2002 to 2005, CMG participated in over 75 transactions for a par of over $68 billion in equity and debt transactions, which included Google and The Travelers Companies.{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Colleen Marie|title=Investment Dealers Digest 40 Under 40|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/12892248/Investment-Dealers-Digest-40-Under-40|publisher=Investment Dealers' Digest|date=2006-11-27}}
Media coverage and distinctions
Baldwin has been profiled in many magazines,{{cite news |title=A star broker fades as creditors, NASD move in |author=Strahler, Steven R. |newspaper=Financial Week |date=2007-06-11 |url=http://74.125.155.132/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326015719/http://74.125.155.132/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }} including The Economist, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, Money, and Investment Dealers' Digest, and has appeared on a number of television networks, including Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, NBC, and CBS.{{cite web |url=http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/gcprogram.taf?function=bio&EventID=GC09&SPID=3891 |title=Speaker: Shawn Baldwin |date=2009-08-27 |work=Milken Institute |accessdate=2009-10-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406231643/http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/gcprogram.taf?function=bio&EventID=GC09&SPID=3891 |archivedate=2009-04-06 |url-status=dead }} Investment Dealers' Digest named him one of the Top 40 Investment Bankers under 40. In 2006, Baldwin was named one of the Top 75 Blacks on Wall Street by Black Enterprise.{{cite news|title=75 most powerful blacks on wall street. |author=Brown, Carolyn M. |newspaper=Black Enterprise |date=October 2006 |url=http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/22733349/75-most-powerful-blacks-on-wall-street |accessdate=2009-10-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521081208/http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/22733349/75-most-powerful-blacks-on-wall-street |archivedate=2010-05-21 |url-status=dead }} He is a contributor to the financial articles of Fast Company{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/shawn-baldwin |title=Shawn Baldwin |work=Fast Company |accessdate=2009-04-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106025911/http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/shawn-baldwin |archivedate=2009-11-06 |url-status=dead }} and Forbes. In 2006, Baldwin was the financial spokesperson for BlackBerry and the subject of commercials and a print campaign that ran in Forbes, Fortune and BusinessWeek.{{cite news|title=All The Right Moves: Investment Banker Shawn Baldwin Heads East- the Middle East |author=Owens, Anna |newspaper=Bears and Bulls |url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4607931/All-The-Right-Moves-Investment-Banker-Shawn-Baldwin-Heads-East--the-Middle-East |accessdate=2009-10-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615090212/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4607931/All-The-Right-Moves-Investment-Banker-Shawn-Baldwin-Heads-East--the-Middle-East |archivedate=2009-06-15 |url-status=dead }} Baldwin has been also quoted in The Wall Street Journal.{{cite news|title=Reality Check: Most Stock Markets Still Below '07 Highs |author=Staney, Nasil |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109995/reality-check-most-stock-markets-still-below-07-highs?mod=bb-budgeting |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |agency=Yahoo! Finance |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2011-05-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024064103/http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/109995/reality-check-most-stock-markets-still-below-07-highs?mod=bb-budgeting |archivedate=2012-10-24 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [https://shawn-baldwin.com/ Official website]
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