Sarah Antor

Sarah’s career at the intersection of banking, law, and tech spans three decades and began in capital markets at SmithBarney (now Morgan Stanley) and later First Union Securities (now Wells Fargo) as a high-yield debt research analyst focused on telecommunications & healthcare technology. In 2003, she joined the Office of SC Governor Mark Sanford as legal advisor on legislation enacting the first Venture Capital Program for the state as a fund of funds structure and steering economic development with the state’s largest trading partner, Bavaria, Germany. Four years later, Sarah accepted a role at a German law firm serving corporate clients in their transatlantic expansion and relocated to Munich. She very quickly found her niche supporting tech startups in the financial services sector (later coined Fintech) with incorporating, fundraising, expanding/relocating or finding potential partnerships and buyers in the U.S. Sarah later served as GC of fintech Payworks leading up to its sale to Visa as well as Head of Regulatory at fintech Hawk AI. In 2018, she was tapped to lead the international investment banking division of Raymond James (NYSE: RFJ) as COO of Europe and CEO of the German subsidiary through the end of 2021. Sarah brings a wealth of experience along the entire lifecycle of a business. She is hyper-focused on helping female founders successfully scale their business across the Atlantic and achieve their chosen strategic exit.