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Sean Frank (born June 17, 1989) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Cloud Equity Group, a global investment firm based in New York City. Prior to Cloud Equity Group, he was the Chief Executive Officer of XE Technology Solutions – a web services conglomerate.

Early life and education
Frank was born to Andrea and Graeme Frank. At the age of 12, recognizing the rise in demand for websites during the tail end of the dot-com boom, Frank decided to start his first small business. He began creating websites for his friends and maintain the websites online by charging a small monthly fee. By the time Frank entered high school, he was known by his peers as the student who was making more money than his teachers. In high school, Frank picked up Andrew McKelvey as a mentor, the founder and former CEO of Monster.

While in high school, Frank started reinvesting his profits into buying out his competitors as part of an inorganic growth strategy to accelerate his company’s growth. Frank became proficient in acquiring small businesses and, through economies of scale, averaged a six-month time to repayment on each acquisition. After a few years, XE Technology Solutions became a conglomerate offering a vast away of web services through its subsidiaries including web hosting, web design, game server hosting, and outsourced support services to subscribers worldwide.

In 2009, Frank studied International Finance at the University of Virginia, Semester at Sea. In 2011, he completed his bachelor's in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. In September 2015, he received his Charted Financial Analyst designation.

Career
In October 2013, Frank founded Cloud Equity Group, a Wall Street-based investment management firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and private debt investments in tech-enabled business service providers. Cloud Equity Group is a very active investor within the hosting,    digital marketing, and managed service provider sectors. Cloud Equity Group manages discretionary capital on behalf of its high net worth individual, family office, and institutional investor clients.

Social contributions
Frank donates for various causes, including Jewish community initiatives, breast cancer research, mental health and wellness, child welfare, financial inclusion, and COVID-19 relief. In 2022, Frank launched a family foundation called the Frank Family Foundation to manage and make donations on behalf of the Frank family. The Frank Family Foundation awards grants to promote better health care, community projects, and wildlife protection.