The Team

Rachid Sefrioui is an accomplished entrepreneur, operator and venture capitalist with over 30 years of experience in building innovative business ecosystems as the founder and managing director of Finaventures.

Finaventures is the Managing Member of EverPower.AI LLC (Fina III), a Group of 9 wholly-owned subsidiaries focused on Distributed Renewable Energy Infrastructure.

Previously, he built Fina II into Finatech Group, a Business Ecosystem Group of 18 wholly-owned subsidiaries, focused on Telecom & Tech Infrastructure.

Prior to founding Finaventures in 1999, he gained valuable experience at Bowco Management (Goldman Sachs), a growth equity firm, and at Credit Agricole Indosuez' Wafatrust, its corporate and investment bank. He started his career at McKinsey & Company.

Rachid holds a Bachelor of Science in management and operations research (applied math) from Case Western Reserve University, a Blockchain Technologies certificate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Corporate Directors Certificate from Harvard Business School.

Jim Weiner is a seasoned financial executive with over two decades of experience in asset management and corporate finance. He serves as Chief Financial Officer of Finaventures, where he oversees the financial, compliance and regulatory functions.

He previously held the roles of Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Indus Capital, a $4 billion asset manager focused on the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to Indus, Jim was Vice President at BlackRock, where he built the firm's SEC reporting and accounting policy functions, supporting M&A initiatives and product accounting.

He began his career at Ernst & Young rising to Audit Manager in the asset management practice, working with major clients such as BlackRock, Moore Capital Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Binghamton University, where he graduated magna cum laude.

David Goldstein is a transformational General Counsel with extensive experience across the financial services and investment management sectors. His expertise spans regulatory compliance, commercial and technology contract negotiation, and legal risk management.

After several years practicing law at K&L Gates, David was the first executive hire at Forum Financial, where he was instrumental in growing the firm to over 400 global employees and leading its sale to Citigroup.

He served as the CEO of Citi's pension servicing business, where he was responsible for the management of $6 billion across collective investment and money market funds.

He has also held several roles as General Counsel at Fund administrators. In over 25 securities and banking regulatory exams under his purview, he has received no material findings.

David holds a J.D. from Tulane Law School and a B.S. in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture from the University of Michigan.