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
Liz Lindsey, Executive Director
Liz Lindsey has been serving as the Executive Director of New York Angels since 2016, having joined the organization first as Assistant to the Director in January of 2014. Prior to joining New York Angels, Liz was a tenured associate professor at the University of New Mexico, and after moving to New York City in 2009, adjunct faculty teaching public speaking, reasoning and persuasion and business communication at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Liz holds three degrees in Communication (BA Boise State University, MA University of Connecticut and a PhD from Purdue University).
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.