MANAGING TEAM
New York Angels is often recognized by entrepreneurs and investors for being a well-run angel investment group. A tremendous amount of work is put in by our exceptional Managing Team to support the organization. We could not invest like we do without our team.
THE NYA MANAGING TEAM
Peter Bodenheimer
Executive Director
Peter Bodenheimer brings more than two decades of experience building, investing in, and advising startups. His career spans roles as a product leader, founder, angel investor, and venture capitalist. Most recently, Peter served as U.S. Venture Partner for the European foodtech venture capital firm PeakBridge. He previously served as a Partner at SOSV, where he led the Food-X Accelerator and invested in more than 60 early-stage companies, including Halla and RxDiet. Peter is also the Co-Founder of Flatstack and BarNotes, an angel investor in companies including The 86 Co. and InKind, and helped launch Launch Pad Ignition, the Southeast’s first accelerator program in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
Jon Zaikowski
Assistant Director
Jon Zaikowski joined the New York Angels as Assistant Director in 2021. Jon first came to New York as a graduate student at Columbia University in 2017. While in school he got his introduction to entrepreneurship by co-founding a biotechnology startup, CapCell Biologics. He subsequently worked for the Bucks Built Startup Fund as a Program Associate and happily continues to help early-stage companies however he can. Jon also has a background in marketing, public speaking, and philosophy.