Lenox Partners is the literal intersection of Mo Bamba’s business and basketball interests, dating back to the cross streets in Harlem where Mo laid his foundation
Equity investments across all stages: venture to late stage growth
Partnering with entrepreneurs whose mission and business model align with Mo's interests
Founder & Chairman
Mo’s dominance on the basketball court is the engine that ultimately drives his business endeavors. As such, he’s invested in his basketball above all else but he makes time to oversee all community and investment initiatives.
The University of Texas
McCombs School of Business
(BBA – pursuing)
By age 11 Mo was taller than Coach Love, by age 13 Mo could dunk on him, and at age 18 Mo surpassed his ACT score
Founder & Managing Partner
Greer oversees all day-to-day business operations at Lenox Partners and is a certified NBPA Player Agent. Greer has over 17 years of investment banking and private equity experience, having closed 40+ transactions valued at over $1.5 billion. Greer began his career in New York at Citigroup Investment Bank, followed by Watch Hill Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm. After obtaining his MBA full-time from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Greer joined Huron Capital in Detroit where he spent nearly 7 years partnering with entrepreneurs and executives to recapitalize and grow their businesses. While in New York, Greer founded an after-school program called “Locke’s Lions” at P.S. 208, Alain L. Locke Elementary School, based on his experience as a student-athlete tutor at Indiana University. With mandatory study tables after school, followed by basketball practice and weekly competition in a local league, the Lions forged supportive relationships that remain to this day.
Indiana University
BA, Sociology – Magna Cum Laude
University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
MBA, Finance & Strategy
After amassing a 12-2 record and an appearance in the tournament finals, one may think Greer was a decent coach. Turns out that 3 Locke’s Lions went on to play college basketball or football, including a NBA pro who “Coach Love” famously cut from the first Locke’s Lions team…some kid named Mo Bamba.
“This is an extremely personal project…the smallest details represent important parts of my life, from my African roots, to my Harlem upbringing, to honoring my family who made this all possible."
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