Eddie Weinhaus

Eddie Weinhaus is an affiliated Senior Consultant in the Finance Practice of Astute Diligence.

Prior to joining Astute Diligence as an affiliated consultant, Eddie served as a Director at Jumpstart Capital, a consulting and venture capital firm. Responsibilities included raising capital; reviewing business plans and performing due diligence on proposed investments; preparing directors for portfolio company board meetings; providing management consulting services and strategic M&A counsel to portfolio companies; and writing business plans for Jumpstart's consulting clients. As part of these duties, Eddie raised several investment rounds for investment partnerships formed by Jumpstart to invest in its portfolio companies.

Before joining Jumpstart, Eddie was a strategy consultant and financial analyst at Boston Consulting Group. Previously, he worked at both West LB and Swiss Bank Corporation, where he was responsible for starting and managing exotic option desks in Asia and developing proprietary valuation models for various derivative products.

In addition to serving as an affiliated consultant to Astute Diligence, Eddie operates his own independent consulting practice and has provided strategic counsel to numerous firms on fundraising, business planning, and M&A transactions.

Eddie pursued his MBA degree at the University of Chicago, Class of 2000. He has a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Economics from the London School of Economics.