Co-founder and CEO at EquiVest Partners, LLC
Gustavo Dolfino Gustavo Dolfino of New York, NY, is a Senior Executive with decades of experience originating, structuring and executing complex investment banking transactions in global capital markets. These include mergers and acquisitions, debt capital markets, and other highly structured event-driven transactions in the healthcare and education sectors, amongst others. Dolfino has experience and industry expertise in all facets of acquisitions and divestitures for domestic and cross-border transactions.
Dolfino is currently a co-founder and CEO at EquiVest Partners, LLC, currently selling access to discounted cosmetic and wellness services at an affordable price. Dolfino’s platform allows customers to access spa services that are non-medically necessary and non-insurance-covered at discount price points to help improve a user’s self-esteem.
Gustavo was also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Student Global LLC (d/b/a myKlovr), a disruptive online platform provider of college admissions solutions conceived as a recurring revenue model that sought to gain income from the 900B global education market. Dolfino developed the myKlovr app to be highly scalable and to take advantage of consistent overhead and infrastructure costs.
EDUCATION
Gustavo Dolfino attended The George Washington University in the heart of Washington, D.C. where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in International Business in 1990. This study path prepares future executives to understand global economic systems, manage international transactions, and navigate complex trade agreements.
Dolfino acquired a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a world famous business school, now a part of Arizona State University. Thunderbird is renowned for training highly skilled, next-generation executives who can navigate global economies and become transformational thought leaders in finance, economics, and business. Gustavo’s international studies are likely pivotal in his success as a Senior Executive with the confidence to devise complex financial strategies and undertake high-stakes start-up projects.
CAREER
Gustavo Dolfino is an accomplished Senior Executive who has worked in complex financial business strategies for a number of clients, both small and large. He has extensive experience with capital markets and corporate finance. His experience includes having provided a range of equity-related financing services through his extensive network of relationships with commercial banks, insurance companies, private equity, and hedge funds. Dolfino has a solid background in business model analysis, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets financing solutions a well as capital raising.
Gustavo Dolfino In the early 2000s, Dolfino gained executive acclaim as the founder and CEO of The WhiteRock Group, a global financial services executive search firm and then went on to start WhiteRock Capital Partners, an investment banking boutique.
In 2016, Dolfino launched a software as a service company (SaaS) company, Student Global, LLC. d/b/a myKlovr – an online platform provider of college admissions solutions. As founder and CEO, Dolfino oversaw the design and development phases of the online app; he structured the platform to be highly scalable and able to adapt to increased demand without sacrificing performance. The technology was designed to disrupt the college admissions market, serving as a virtual college counseling platform conceived as a recurring revenue model that attempted to address the common hurdles for those seeking entrance to Colleges and Universities – while democratizing access to the American dream of a college education – whether by gaining admission to some of the country’s most renowned educational institutions, or to non-elite institutions, without regards to socio-economic status. The platform provided guidance and acted as a virtual college counselor, thus allowing students and their families to take advantage of what would have been otherwise a prohibitively expensive endeavor.
Gustavo Dolfino is currently the founder and CEO at EquiVest Partners, LLC. a company based in New York City that he co-founded in December of 2023. EquiVest provides and sells discounted access to spa services in the cosmetic and wellness industry. These are voluntary, non-medically necessary, non-insurance-covered services that attempt to facilitate access to services designed to help improve a user’s self-esteem at an affordable price. The company serves a niche market of cosmetic improvement services that had formerly been reserved for high-end markets.
Some of the high-demand services offered include dermal fillers, laser hair reduction, CoolSculpting, Kybella, chemical peels, and laser tattoo removal. Launching a business focused on the health and beauty sector of the wellness industry is a brilliant move by Dolfino. These industries are known to be extremely resilient, even during economic downturns. EquiVest is another example of Gustavo’s foresight and deep understanding of emerging trends and industry dynamics.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In 2022, Time Magazine named myKlovr one of the best inventions of the year. The virtual career counselor platform that helps high-school students build a list of potential colleges and match with scholarships was also a finalist for the 2022 EdTech Awards. These accolades are a testament to Dolfino’s role as a thought leader, new business origination and execution capabilities in addition to his extensive understanding of the M&A process through the entire deal lifecycle
Gustavo Dolfino is currently deep into the world of artificial intelligence and its applications in different industries and sub-sectors, which he views as a potentially game changer. His global business travels have served Dolfino well, as he is conversationally fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
