Edward Jay Bayone
Degrees
Columbia University, M.I.A.University of Rochester, M.A.
Queens College, City University of New York, B.A.
Expertise
credit risk, leveraged finance, real estateProfile
Professor Bayone worked for 23 years at BankBoston and its successor firm, FleetBoston Financial, in various senior capacities including Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, responsible for overseeing U.S. and international lending.Ed serves on the advisory board of Brightwood Capital Advisors which manages several funds that provide credit, particularly senior debt, to small and medium sized businesses. He first served from 2013-2018 and again since November 2020.
Ed is an advisor to Visible Hands, a new venture capital firm that has successfully raised capital for its investment fund and for its not-for-profit Fellowship Program. Through a virtual-first fellowship program, Visible Hands provides company-building services and investments of up to $200k to underrepresented talent across the U.S.
Ed is also a member of the Advisory Board-in-formation of Kinfolk, a new venture capital fund. Kinfolk plans to provide equity and debt solutions to early-stage high tech and fintech companies in Africa.
From 2016-18, Ed served as Independent Investment Professional approving transactions for off-shore vehicles of Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA) that provides customized financing solutions to middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the capital structure.
From 2014-17, Ed served on the board, chaired the Audit Committee and sat on the Governance Committee of IAP Worldwide Services, a leading provider of global-scale logistics, facilities management, and advanced professional and technical services.
From 2010-13, Ed served on the Board of Directors of SuperMedia Inc., one of the largest yellow pages directory publishers in the US, until its merger with Dex One to form Dex Media. He chaired the board's Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and served on the Audit Committee.
From 2006-09, Ed served on the Board, chaired the Risk Committee, and sat on the Audit Committee of Churchill Financial, a commercial middle market finance and asset management company. He then served as Advisor to the CEO and Board until the company was sold in May 2010 to Olympus Partners.
For 11 years beginning in 2002, Ed served on the Budget & Administration Committee of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, and on its Board of Directors from 2009-12.
Ed received his BA in history from Queens College and masters degrees from the University of Rochester and Columbia University.
At IBS, the graduate students have voted him "Teacher of the Year" four times.
From 2009-18, Ed served as founding chair of the undergraduate Business Program; in the past, he also served as head of the graduate school's Real Estate Specialization.
Courses Taught
| BUS | 10a | Business Fundamentals |
| BUS | 235f | Real Estate Fundamentals |
| BUS | 236f | International Real Estate: The Emerging Markets |
| BUS | 237f | International Real Estate: The Mature Markets |
| FIN | 242f | Credit Risk Analysis |
Awards and Honors
"Teacher of the Year" at Brandeis University, IBS (2010)
"Teacher of the Year" at Brandeis University, IBS (2005)
Earle W. Kazis Chair in the Practice of Finance and International Real Estate (2005)
"Teacher of the Year" at Brandeis University, IBS (2004)
"Teacher of the Year" at Brandeis University, GSIEF (2002)