MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS, HARBOURVIEW EQUITY
A Bronx native born to Nigerian parents, Donatus Anusionwu is a graduate of New York City public schools, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Columbia Business School, and is also a decorated combat veteran of the Iraq war. He brings his vast business acumen and experience to the CUNY SPS Foundation Board of Directors, which is dedicated to exploring new opportunities that promote, support, and enhance the mission of CUNY SPS and its students.
Donatus is a Managing Director on the Investments team for HarbourView Equities, where he focuses on private equity, private credit, and other related strategies within the media and entertainment sectors. Previously, Donatus served as Senior Director of Structured Finance for White Oak Merchant Partners, where he was responsible for originating, structuring, and executing middle-market private capital (debt & structured equity) transactions, as well as portfolio investments for White Oak’s private debt funds and securitization (ABS) transactions. Prior to that, he held roles at Morgan Stanley, specializing in alternative capital solutions, including debt and equity private placements, and at J.P. Morgan, where he was a Vice President in TMT Corporate & Investment Banking.
He is a 2002 graduate of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, where he received a bachelor of science degree in economics with a minor concentration in systems engineering. After graduation, he served on active duty for five years as a field artillery fire support officer engaged in readiness and combat operations in South Korea and Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Donatus was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service while deployed to Iraq. He also earned his master of business administration degree in 2009 with concentrations in finance and accounting from Columbia Business School.