Howard Goldstein is a Co-Founder and serves as Venture & Operating Partner at Vedanta Capital. In 1984, Howard joined Citicorp Investment Management, which was spun out in 1988 to become Chancellor Capital Management, and was eventually acquired by Invesco. During his tenure, the firm made over 400 partnership investments and 300 direct investments with top quartile performance. He also followed the group's investments in Phillips Smith, Catterton Partners, Essex Woodlands, Bridge Capital, and Austin Partners. Howard earned a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award and The Honorable Nathan R. Sobel prize. He received a B.A. with honors from Clark University.