Mark Galant is the CEO of Tydall Investment Partners, an angel investing and real estate lending/development firm, as well as the founder of the Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Mark is a 1980 graduate of the UVA McIntire School of Commerce and a 1982 graduate of Harvard Business School. Prior to Tydall, Mark served as Founder and CEO of GAIN Capital. 

We spoke with Mark Galant about:

• Why college students should work at a startup

• Circuitous career paths 

• The importance of passion outside of work

• Iterating on an existing concept

• Building lasting business relationships

• Negotiation

• The decision to return to Harvard Business School

• Much more