# Ziad Moukheiber

> Ziad Henry Moukheiber is the Boston-based President and CEO of Boston Harbor Angels and a managing partner at EQx Fund. He founded the IT services business SilverSword in 1998, sold it to NSK in 2015, and moved into angel investing, founder advising and entrepreneurship education. His public work includes BUILD student mentoring and podcasts exploring business failure and the practical work of building companies.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Boston Harbor Angels
- **Organizations:** Boston Harbor Angels, EQx Fund, SilverSword LLC (former founder and president), Beacon Hill Ventures, BUILD (documented mentoring involvement), Failure - The Podcast, Never a Dull Moment
- **Education:** BA; field not specified in the appointment biography, American University of Beirut, Master’s degree, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
- **Known for:** Built SilverSword from its 1998 founding through its 2015 acquisition by NSK., Appointed CEO of Boston Harbor Angels in 2016; currently listed as President and CEO., Partnered with Jason Kraus to launch EQx Fund.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Earned a BA from the American University of Beirut.
- **1996** — Earned a master’s degree from NYU Tisch’s Interactive Telecommunications Program.
- **1998** — Founded SilverSword, providing outsourced IT services to New England businesses.
- **2015** — SilverSword was acquired by NSK Inc. in November; the 2016 appointment announcement said he remained a senior advisor.
- **2016** — Appointed CEO of Boston Harbor Angels in September.
- **2017** — Documented as a weekly BUILD mentor to a seven-student ninth-grade team in Dorchester; co-launched Failure - The Podcast with David Powsner.
- **2018** — Described launching Beacon Hill Ventures and partnering with Jason Kraus to launch EQx Fund.
- **2021** — Moderated a fundraising roundtable with Laurel Taylor and Marian Leitner-Waldman.
- **2022** — Never a Dull Moment podcast appeared publicly in December.
- **2024** — Represented Boston Harbor Angels as President and CEO in its twentieth-anniversary announcement.
- **2026** — Hosted ON-O-IN founder Marc Brown on Never a Dull Moment in June.

## Achievements

- Built SilverSword from its 1998 founding through its 2015 acquisition by NSK.
- Appointed CEO of Boston Harbor Angels in 2016; currently listed as President and CEO.
- Partnered with Jason Kraus to launch EQx Fund.
- Mentored a BUILD student team creating an affordable roadside emergency kit.
- Co-created a podcast examining business failures and later hosted Never a Dull Moment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Never a Dull Moment published a 35-minute conversation with ON-O-IN founder Marc Brown about chopped onions, food science and retail.
- **2025-09** — The Boston Harbor Angels consultation page, carrying a September 2025 revision timestamp, offers paid sessions with Moukheiber on business models, business focus and funding strategy; it explicitly states these do not increase funding chances.
- **2025-03** — Never a Dull Moment released The CFO, a conversation with Wasabi Technologies CFO Michael Bayer.

## Links

- Website: https://bostonharborangels.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziad-henry-moukheiber-5b27b7/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/moukheiber

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