Maximilian Sanders is an MBA candidate at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Class of 2027), majoring in Finance and AI for Business. He is currently a Summer Vice President at PSG Equity in Boston, a growth equity firm focused on lower middle market B2B software and tech-enabled services.
Max began his career at Goldman Sachs, first in the Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS) group and later in Fundamental Equity, investing in internet, software, and semiconductor companies. He then joined ICV Partners, a middle market private equity firm, where he executed buyouts in business services and tech-enabled services and served as a board observer at Beacon Global Strategies. Prior to Wharton, he interned at T. Rowe Price investing in software.
During his MBA, Max has completed in-semester internships as an investor focused on lower middle market software and services companies with Atropates Capital and Connexa Capital. On campus, he serves as Co-Chair of the Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference and Head of DEI for the PE/VC Club. He is a recipient of the Toigo, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), and NAIC MBA fellowships.
A graduate of Morehouse College, Max founded Maroon Tiger Capital Management, a nonprofit long/short investment fund supported by the generosity of Robert F. Smith, created to give students hands-on investing experience while building a pipeline of diverse talent into the investment industry.
Max’s long-term ambition is to invest in and build enduring high growth lower middle market software and tech-enabled services companies.
A Philadelphia native, Max is a competitive tennis player, a science fiction reader, and a dedicated griller and committed to mentoring the next generation of finance professionals