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Santa Barbara, California, United States

After ten years of private equity investing, and leveraged/commercial lending experience working with top-tier clients, and establishing a strong professional network, I launched Cranbrook & Co to serve as a trusted advisor to clients on originating, structuring and executing private equity and venture capital transactions. Much of my work involves confidential, behind the scenes, support for clients on private equity investing opportunities in private and public companies. The majority of opportunities related to acquisitions and recapitalizations, management buyouts, corporate divestitures and growth capital investments.Structured, negotiated and advised on:► Equity and Debt Term Sheets► Letters of Intent► Stockholders’ Agreements► Asset Purchase Agreements► Management Employment Agreements► Management Stock Option Agreements► Due Diligence

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

I was brought on to guide the company through a strategic growth phase and led a board transformation. As a key partner on strategic initiatives over a 12 year period, I supported management through rapid change events during my tenure. Key roles include:► Lead Independent Director (2015 – 2018)► Governance & Nominating Committee (2011 – 2023); Chairman (2013 – 2023) ► Compensation Committee (2013 – 2023); Chairman (2022 – 2023)► Audit Committee (2011 – 2023)► ESG Committee (2021 – 2023)

New York City Metropolitan Area

(Previously UBS Capital) Union Bank of Switzerland’s private equity firm in the Americas; managed $1.5 billion of capital.As a Director, worked closely with multiple private equity investments ranging from $5 million to $100 million of equity across a multitude of industries. Job Highlights: ► Engaged with clients on private equity structures such as management buyouts, recapitalizations, going private transactions, public preferred stock offerings, minority investments, etc. ► Tasked to serve portfolio investments by analyzing divestitures, IPO’s, senior debt restructurings, high yield offerings, add-on acquisitions and liquidations. ► Serviced portfolio companies through the forecasting and monitoring of performance.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Worked at Union Bank of Switzerland's Corporate & Institutional Banking Division of this global firm providing financial services in over 50 countries.As my first job out of college, I gained a foundational experience in corporate and institutional banking and corporate finance working with senior management of Fortune 1000 clients ranging across industries. This position set the course for my career in investment banking and future roles in PE and VC Advisement, Financial Leadership and Corporate Governance.