Sima Griffith co-founded Aethlon Capital in 1996 as one of the country’s few woman-owned and women-led investment banks. Since then, she’s successfully structured and completed mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises for entrepreneurs, private and public companies, and family businesses. Known to colleagues and clients as a wise and strategic leader, Griffith’s Minneapolis-based investment bank has represented many iconic Minnesota companies, including Cirrus Aircraft, Gedney Foods Co., and Caribou Coffee. Deeply involved in the community, Griffith serves on the boards of Minnesota Public Radio, Walker Art Center, and Delta Dental of Minnesota. She is also a judge for MN Cup, the largest statewide entrepreneurial competition, and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.