As Principal, Lior Shachaf is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing investments, as well as supporting existing portfolio companies. Lior has extensive investing experience across asset classes including public and private equity, real estate and venture capital. Prior to joining Skydeck Capital in 2019, Lior worked as an investment professional at a family office and as an accountant at Ernst & Young. Additionally, he served in a special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces prior to moving to the US.

Born in Israel, Lior received his MBA, with honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, earned a BA, Magna Cum Laude, from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, and holds a CPA (Israel) certification.

Jon Taiber has over two decades of experience in finance, accounting and family office industries. Jon has led and managed 50+ direct investments in private equity, early-stage companies, and real estate. In 2013, Jon co-founded Skydeck Capital.

In 2001, Jon was recruited to run Polsky Holdings, the family office for the Polsky Family. Jon was responsible for all wealth management functions including the allocation of capital across traditional and alternative asset classes as well as direct investments. Additionally, he is a member of the founding group at Invenergy, which has grown to be the largest privately held renewable energy company in North America.

He has served on the boards of the Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, LJP Waste Solutions, United Oilfield Services, Buzz Referrals, Conservatorio S.A. and Polsky Foundation as well as a member of Adams LaSalle Institutional Apartments LLC.

An Iowa native, Taiber earned a BBA, with distinction, from the University of Iowa and holds a CPA certification.

With more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, Michael Polsky is widely recognized as a pioneer and industry leader in the cogeneration and independent power industry in North America. Polsky founded Invenergy, a leading clean energy company in 2001. Previously, in 1991, Polsky founded SkyGen Energy – a developer, owner, and operator of natural gas-fueled generating plants – which was purchased by Calpine Corporation in 2001. Before forming SkyGen, Polsky co-founded and was President of Indeck Energy Services Inc. In 2002, Polsky endowed a center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business which is named after him. In 2016, Polsky was appointed by President Barack Obama as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Polsky holds an MSME Degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

As Real Estate Asset Manager, Tyler Perlman is responsible for overseeing Skydeck Capital’s real estate portfolio. Tyler has over 8 years of experience across various real estate asset classes and has asset managed portfolios with a gross value of $1 billion and has completed over $300 million in acquisitions, dispositions, and financings. Tyler’s experience specifically includes ground-up and value-add multifamily developments and has worked for several premier developers in Chicago, New York, and South Florida.

A South Florida native, Tyler earned a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois.

As an Associate, Adam Koszyk is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments, as well as supporting existing portfolio companies. Adam has extensive investing experience across asset classes including public/private equity and venture capital. Prior to joining Skydeck Capital in 2024, Adam worked as an Analyst at Millennium where he covered pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Adam also worked as an Associate at Cressey & Company and as an Analyst in Piper Sandler's Merchant Banking group.

A Chicago area native, Adam earned a B.B.A, Summa Cum Laude, in Finance and Accounting from Villanova University.

As an Associate, Paul Zaharia is responsible for overseeing Skydeck Capital’s real estate portfolio. Paul has extensive experience across multiple real estate asset classes on both the equity and debt side. Prior to joining Skydeck in 2024, Paul worked as a Commercial Real Estate Analyst at Townhouse Partners where he sized complex commercial real estate loans on behalf of bulge bracket investment banks. Paul also worked as an Investment Analyst for Sonder and as an Acquisition Analyst for Varsity Investment Group.

A South Florida native, Paul earned a BS in Accounting from The University of Illinois at Chicago, and a MS in Real Estate from New York University.