Sylvan Schefler is a Senior Managing Director and an Investment Banker focusing on providing growth capital and M&A advisory services to public and private middle market companies.  Mr. Schefler has over forty years’ experience in all aspects of investment banking

Prior to joining Tigress Financial Partners, Mr. Schefler was a Managing Director, Investment Banking, at Burnham Securities. Mr. Schefler began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1959. He became a partner of the firm in 1968 and a member of The Board of Directors and The Executive Committee in 1971. He joined the High Yield group in 1983 where he was involved in billions of dollars of financings and corporate finance activity. He was Chairman of his own firm Maxima Group LLC and then rejoined Burnham Securities where he was responsible for Investment Banking.

Mr. Schefler has served on the Board of Directors of many public and private companies. He also served on many charitable boards including The Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Mr. Schefler received a BA from Cornell University then served as a Lieutenant in the US Army. Mr. Schefler holds FINRA  Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses.