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Eric Folkemer

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Chief Operating Officer & CCO at Harbinger Sports Partners
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Eric Folkemer is the Chief Operating Officer and CCO at Harbinger Sports Partners, leveraging over 20 years of experience in financial technology and private markets. A key career highlight was co-founding and leading Nasdaq Private Market, where he was instrumental in its creation and eventual spin-off from Nasdaq. He holds a BA from Bates College.

He led the creation of Nasdaq Private Market in 2013, a direct response to the JOBS Act, transforming liquidity options for private companies.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer & CCO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Eric shows up

Decisive
Confident & Optimistic
Fast Adopter

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Eric cares about

Private Market Liquidity
Co-founded and served as President of Nasdaq Private Market, a platform created to provide efficient liquidity solutions for private companies, their employees, and investors.
Sports Investing
As COO & CCO of Harbinger Sports Partners, a private equity firm, he is focused on investments within professional sports franchises.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Operating Officer & CCO
Harbinger Sports Partners
9-2016 - 9-2025
President, Chief Operating Officer, & Co-founder
Nasdaq Private Market
10-2011 - 7-2021
Vice President of Strategy, Global Listing Services
Nasdaq
9-2005 - 10-2011
Associate VP - Corporate M&A and Strategy Group
Nasdaq
5-2004 - 9-2005
Associate
Nasdaq
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Education
BA
Bates College
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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