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Braden Knight

Questioner · DISC type c
Senior Associate, Critical Infrastructure at Pennybacker
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Braden Knight is a Senior Associate at Pennybacker, focusing on sourcing and executing investments in critical infrastructure. He holds both a B. A. in Economics and an M. S. in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin, along with Series 63 and 79 certifications. His background includes private equity at Old Ironsides Energy and energy investment banking at Truist Securities.

Outside of his finance career, Braden is an avid Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, having been a member of the UT Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team during his undergraduate studies. He also enjoys hiking and actively follows his alma maters sports teams, as evidenced by his enthusiastic support for the Longhorns.

Unique fact: Braden combines a highly analytical finance career with the physical and mental discipline of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Senior Associate, Critical Infrastructure
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Braden shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Priorities

Topics Braden cares about

Infrastructure Investing
His current role at Pennybacker is focused on sourcing investments, transaction analysis, and execution for the firm's infrastructure group.
Energy Finance
Has extensive experience in the energy sector, including private equity roles focused on midstream, upstream, and renewables, and in energy investment banking.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Senior Associate, Critical Infrastructure
Pennybacker
2-2024
Senior Associate, Infrastructure
Pennybacker
1-2022 - 2-2024
Private Equity Associate
Old Ironsides Energy
4-2021 - 1-2022
Investment Banking Analyst
Truist Securities
7-2020 - 4-2021
Valuation Consultant
Opportune
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Education
2019 - 2020
Master of Science - MS
Texas McCombs School of Business
2014 - 2019
Bachelor Degree in Economics
The University of Texas at Austin
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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