Hum Capital Welcomes Stephen Isaacs as President; Founder Blair Silverberg to Lead Advanced Analytics
New York, NY – April 8, 2025 – Following the recent announcement of a $200 million debt facility from Synovus Financial Corp. and InterVest Capital Partners, Hum Capital is pleased to announce that Stephen Isaacs has joined the company as President. Blair Silverberg, Hum’s Co-Founder and former CEO, will take on a newly created role as Head of Advanced Analytics to lead continued innovation in the firm’s machine learning and data intelligence capabilities while remaining on the company’s Board of Directors.
Stephen brings with him a distinguished track record in building and scaling middle market direct lending businesses. Most notably, he was a founding member and Head of the Sponsors Group at BMO Sponsor Finance, where he helped grow the business to over $18 billion in assets under management. Prior to BMO, he held leadership roles at Merrill Lynch Capital and Heller Financial, contributing to their respective growth in private equity sponsor finance and technology lending.
“We’re incredibly excited to welcome Stephen to Hum Capital,” said Andrew Eisen, CEO of Hum Capital. “Stephen is a proven leader who has built and scaled world-class direct lending platforms. His experience will be invaluable as we expand our Strategic Capital business and continue delivering data-driven, non-dilutive financing to small and medium businesses. At the same time, Blair’s vision has been central to Hum’s founding and success. In his new role, Blair will deepen our industry-leading analytics capabilities and further strengthen our AI-driven approach to private markets.”
Stephen brings with him a distinguished track record in building and scaling middle market direct lending businesses.
“I’m thrilled to join Hum Capital at such a pivotal stage,” said Stephen Isaacs. “The firm’s unique combination of AI-powered technology and institutional-grade investment expertise is transforming how capital is delivered to the private markets. I’m excited to build on this momentum and help scale our lending platform to serve even more growing businesses.”
“This transition allows me to double down on where I can uniquely add value to Hum—building advanced systems that bring clarity and efficiency to the private capital markets,” said Blair Silverberg. “I couldn’t be more excited about the road ahead for Hum.”
The leadership changes come on the heels of Hum Capital’s expanded capital base and reinforce the firm’s commitment to building a world-class platform at the intersection of technology and finance.
