Experience

Murano Group Finance
Vice President
5/2011 - Present
Murano Group is a privately owned holding company based in San Francisco pursuing investments principally in growing, lower middle-market companies related to the food and beverage and consumer product industries. As a privately held business, Murano is not a traditional private equity fund and does not require an “exit” from our investments on any specific time frame in order to return capital to fund investors.

GESD Capital Partners Finance
Private Equity Analyst
11/2009 - 6/2011
GESD Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in San Francisco which makes investments in middle-market companies in the consumer, restaurant, entertainment and business services sectors.  The firm manages over $250 million in equity capital for its limited partners and is currently investing out of GESD Investors II, the firm’s second institutional investment fund.

Murano Group Finance
Private Equity Associate / Consultant
2/2009 - 11/2009
Murano Group is a privately owned holding company based in San Francisco pursuing investments principally in growing, lower middle-market companies related to the food and beverage and consumer product industries. As a privately held business, Murano is not a traditional private equity fund and does not require an “exit” from our investments on any specific time frame in order to return capital to fund investors.

Financial Technology Partners Finance
Investment Banking Analyst
9/2007 - 12/2008
Financial Technology Partners LP and FTP Securities LLC ("FT Partners") is the only investment banking firm focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. We broadly define the sector as the dynamic convergence of technology-based solutions and financial services. FT Partners was recently recognized as "Dealmaker of the Year" and "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor.