Ananym Capital Management is a New York-based activist investment firm launched in September 2024, led by Charlie Penner (ex-Engine No. 1) and Alex Silver (ex-P2 Capital), managing around $250-300 million in assets.
Charlie Penner is the Co-Founder and Head of Engagement at Ananym Capital Management, a New York-based activist hedge fund he launched in September 2024 alongside Alex Silver. Previously, he served as a Partner at JANA Partners from 2005 to 2020, where he honed his shareholder activism expertise, and as Head of Shareholder Activism at Engine No. 1 from 2020 to 2021, leading a landmark proxy fight that secured three board seats at ExxonMobil despite holding only 0.02% of shares, pushing for climate-focused strategy shifts. Earlier roles include associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel (2004-2005), positions at General Electric (2001-2004), and starting his career at Cravath Swaine & Moore (1999-2001); he holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1999) and a BA in history and political science from Miami University (1994).
Alex Silver is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ananym Capital Management, a New York-based activist investment firm he launched in 2024 with Charlie Penner. With over two decades in finance, he previously spent nearly 17 years as a Partner at P2 Capital Partners, LLC (2007-2023), a $2B+ private investment firm, where he shaped investment strategies and served on boards like Blackhawk Network, Achievers, and Johns Lyng Group. Earlier roles include Senior Analyst at Karsch Capital Management, Private Equity Associate at Soros Fund Management (Soros Private Equity Partners), and Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard Frères; he also founded and chaired the EB Research Partnership (2010-2022), the largest non-profit funding research for Epidermolysis Bullosa. Silver holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (Little Family Fellowship recipient) and a BA in political science from Brown University (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
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