As a Partner at middle-market private equity firm Blue Sea Capital, my past roles in finance serve as the foundation for the strategic insight I provide on diligence, valuation, and capital markets for multiple platform investments in the industrial growth, aerospace and defense, and healthcare industries.Cultivating and sustaining relationships is paramount to my career in finance and private equity. Whether I am empowering team members to manage individual transactions or whether I am visiting a management team at a holding company, I know how to listen, forge connections, and work through challenges together to identify a mutually beneficial solution. Before joining Blue Sea Capital, I co-founded Antares Capital and served as a Senior Managing Director and member of the Operating Committee. Now recognized as the market leader in middle-market private equity sponsor coverage firms with $25B in AUM, I was known for taking responsible, calculated risks through three credit cycles and two recessions. My pragmatic approach to leadership and my ability to connect with all stakeholders helped shape and grow the firm from 12 employees to its current 350+ in five offices throughout North America. With multiple leadership roles at Antares, including a critical role as a member of the Operating Committee, I drove the strategic direction in collaboration with leaders from various departments. My career began with roles in financial services at KPMG and Heller Financial. With consistent upward movement, from Associate to Vice President at Heller, I spent my time in the leveraged finance group, analyzing risk and return for Senior Debt instruments supporting leveraged buyouts for Private Equity Sponsors. While at Heller, I earned my MBA from the Booth School of Business, with a focus on finance.When not working, I spend time with my family. I can be found on the golf course, reading a book, at the movies, or rooting on Chicago sports teams.