Trade Not Aid — Frank Baker Built the TableCelebrating Black Excellence ????✨????
Meet Frank Baker. From Goldman Sachs to co-founding Siris Capital Group in 2011.And quietly becoming one of the most successful African American investors in the game. The Numbers:Siris has raised over $5.9 billion. Their focus: control investments in mature technology and telecom companies navigating major industry transitions. The Plays:Mavenir: wireless infrastructure powering mobile networksTravelport: global […]
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Meet Frank Baker.
From Goldman Sachs to co-founding Siris Capital Group in 2011.
And quietly becoming one of the most successful African American investors in the game.
The Numbers:
Siris has raised over $5.9 billion.
Their focus: control investments in mature technology and telecom companies navigating major industry transitions.
The Plays:
Mavenir: wireless infrastructure powering mobile networks
Travelport: global travel booking technology behind the flights you take
These aren’t small bets. They’re strategic, high-impact moves in complex sectors that run modern life.
The Pedigree:
Before Siris, Frank was Managing Director at Ripplewood Holdings and an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
MBA from Harvard Business School. BA in Economics from University of Chicago.
This is excellence at the highest level of finance. Where few Black leaders have historically broken through.
But here’s what stands out most:
The quiet power behind it. A Black man not just participating in private equity, but shaping outcomes in critical technology infrastructure.
In rooms where Black faces are still rare, Frank A. Baker did not wait for a seat.
He built a firm. Raised billions. Proved that Black capital can compete and win at the absolute top tier.
This is Trade Not Aid. An Alpha Sirius Brand in elite finance.
Not asking for seats at the table.
Building institutions that create real economic power and influence.
Frank Baker: Respect & congrats
Your journey is a masterclass in preparation, excellence, and building lasting institutions.
The question for you today:
In industries where people who look like you are underrepresented, are you waiting for an invitation to the table?
Or are you focused on building something powerful enough that the table has no choice but to notice?
