Bo Arlander

Bo Arlander is a founding partner of Moxie Capital, LLC, a private equity firm formed in 2009 focused on investing in consumer and retail companies in the lower middle market. Prior to founding Moxie Capital, Bo served as Founding Partner of the Bear Stearns Merchant Banking group and was a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. She was a senior partner in the private equity group’s $1.5 billion institutional fund raised in 2000 as well as its $2.7 billion fund raised in 2006 with a particular focus on soft-line retail, apparel, beauty and healthy lifestyle companies. Prior to joining Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in 1997, she was a Vice President in the mergers & acquisitions department of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC which she joined in 1991. Before arriving in the US and graduating summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in General Business, Bo spent five years in Paris working the fashion and beauty industries. Born and raised in Finland, Bo attended the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki prior to moving abroad. She currently serves on the board of NYSE traded New York & Company, Inc. On a personal level, Bo is an accomplished triathlete with 32 ironman finishes to her name and a multi-year All American status.