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Empowering private companies and their owners since 1993: single family offices, financing, direct investing, investment banking, boards, strategy. Veteran in private capital, M&A and investment banking, corporate dev, strategy, governance. Proud alumni of Columbia Business School. Founder of Family Business Audiocast c2022 https://bit.ly/FBA_linkedin Proven change agent: Backer of tens of founders, CEOs, family offices, operating partners; mentor to many entrepreneurs. Since ‘02, founder of three successful management firms - Circle Peak Capital LLC, Big Sky Partners LLC, Family Office Private Advisors LLC. Investor in, buyer of, advisor to, tens of companies in consumer brands, digital, e-commerce, and financial services. Governance expert: Board member / advisor to 12 investor-backed private companies since ‘98. Chairman of several. Board member of several non-profit entities since 2002, including founder or founding board member of three. Veteran investor: Privileged to serve in lead roles in 20 + principal investments in several investment partnerships I have been a part of (or founded). Since 2002, we led deals, collectively, involving $300M+ of private equity, @ a billion of total capital, and $2B+ sales. Founder, 2002, Circle Peak Capital - LBOs w/ entrepreneurs; invest w/ private equity + family offices. Control investments. Sourced, negotiated, structured, financed, closed 9 control-stake buyouts - backers included sophisticated general partners, hedge funds, + family offices, PE funds, sophisticated investors. Salomon Brothers: (Salomon Brothers Strategic Advisors) Founding member, Mergers & Acquisitions division. Founding member, advisory board. Formerly led private equity and global family offices. Provided support to securities arm. Corporate Development expert: Expert in capital, strategic ideas, business development, valuations, analysis, planning, budgeting, governance metrics, boards. Media presence: Frequent event speaker, host, guest, author - Columbia Business School, OPAL, Buyouts Insider, ACG, FamilyBusiness.org, IBERA, Family Business Center, Unibz Business School, Inštitút Rodinného Businessu Additional roles and positions: RAS Capital Partners (2002) - founder Wisdom Board (2020) - founder Caring Capitalism (2020) - founder Bain & Co (2020) - advisor Philanthropist: (education, art, music, cancer) Co-Founder, Leukemia Fighters. Board member, Musicians Treatment Foundation. Founding advisor, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. Happily married w/ three children.