Peter Lerman is the founder and CEO of Axial. He is an angel investor. He is responsible for realizing the company's vision of being a reliable platform through which private companies connect with capital. Prior to Axial, he worked in private equity at SFW Capital Partners and was part of the founding team of Gerson Lehrman Group, where he helped build the dominant global technology platform for on-demand business expertise. He holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford Business School.