I am a seasoned investment banker and former corporate executive with substantial M&A and business strategy experience. In February 2020, I joined Dresner Partners as a Managing Director. Prior to joining Dresner Partners, I was a Managing Director at MC Square Capital, LLC, a Greenwich, CT-based firm that specializes in sourcing co-investment opportunities for their single-family office and private equity clients. From October 2015 through June 2018, I was a Managing Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance LLC ("PwC CF"), where I served as the Head of PwC CF's US Consumer Markets coverage group, with a focus on clients in the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness ("FB&A") sectors.In September 2014, I founded Cappawhite Advisors LLC, an M&A advisory firm serving middle-market corporate and private equity clients in the FB&A sectors.From August 2002 through August 2014, I was a Managing Director at Rabobank International, where I had global responsibilities for M&A in several FB&A sub-sectors. I previously served as an M&A banker to the Chemicals sector at Deutsche Bank and at Salomon Smith Barney.After receiving my MBA from Harvard in 1992, I joined the Corporate Development group of International Specialty Products Inc., then an NYSE-listed company, focusing on M&A and investor relations. From 1986 through 1990, I served as a development engineer at National Starch & Chemical Co., with roles of increasing responsibility in research and development, technical service, engineering, and manufacturing and production. I managed the operations of a food-grade pilot plant and worked on the scale-up and commercialization of numerous successful new products.From July 2005 through September 2015, I served on the Board of United-Guardian, Inc. (NASD: UG), a manufacturer of personal care and pharmaceutical ingredients. From June 2012 through September 2015, I served on the Board of Healthy Mom LLC (d/b/a Maia Yogurt). From February 2007 through December 2012, I served on the Board of Spectrum Group International, Inc. (OTC: SPGZ.PK), a global collectibles company based in Irvine, CA. I served on the Audit Committee of UG and was formerly the Chairman of the Audit Committee at SPGZ.
Listed skills include Mergers, Corporate Governance, Banking, Investor Relations, and 17 others.