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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Chief Investment Officer, Investment Strategist, Portfolio Manager for SYB Wealth Management & Trust (WMT) $7.3 billion AUM after merger with Commonwealth Bank & Trust. Lead 20-person team of investment professionals.

Firm Growth: Over 10 years, at CB&T grew WMT AUM from $800 million to $3.2 billion (15% CAGR) taking market share from larger local, regional and national banks and brokerages. Pre-tax income increased by more than 20% per annum. Responsible for closing the most new clients in the group for the last 10 years.Portfolio Management: Generated consistent 10-year track record of delivering 100 to 200bps of alpha for client portfolios and WMT Common Trust Fund (CTF) products including the Focused Equity (Large Cap Core) and Science & Technology (Large Cap Growth). Assistant PM for Liquid Alpha CTF and Structured Alpha L.P. (Quant Macro Alternative) providing factor constraints for strategy.Investment Strategy: Organized investment team as a hybrid of sector analysts and asset class consultants to maximize investment expertise, generating excess returns for clients and enhancing marketing for new clients Led team in weekly investment meetings and Trust Investment Committee. Develop monthly Market Review and Outlook client, investor and prospect presentations as well as quarterly newsletter detailing investment strategy, market valuation and asset allocation recommendations. Represent firm in public presentations to clients, prospects (individual, institutional and family office RFPs), investors, industry groups, bank clients, etc.RIA Acquisition & Development: Co-lead CB&T’s efforts to acquire controlling stakes in leading regional Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and develop platform of core support services (Commonwealth Advisor Partners) to leverage the growth of these firms and help founders or partners transition to successor generations over time. Purchased stake in Landmark Financial Advisors (Bowling Green, KY) in November 2019. Other acquisitions in discussion. Developed business plan to raise permanent capital to acquire 20+ regional RIAs as well as “snap-on” acquisitions over the next decade.

Member of award-winning healthcare team with successful track record for stock picking, outperforming benchmarks and making accurate earnings estimates. 2010 WSJ Master Stock Picker; 2008-2010 4 or 5 Star Earnings Estimator (StarMine).Coverage Universe: Health Services and Life Science Tools. Led health policy research efforts during the health reform debate, raising firm’s public profile in healthcare through appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR as well as speeches to business and civic leaders.Developed differentiated or “thought” industry pieces resulting in new business commissions for the firm.Coordinated macro heatlhcare for Stifel's healthcare research team consisting of eight publishing analysts Combined quantitative and fundamental analysis to develop a quarterly analysis of over 250 healthcare stocks in 15 sub-sectors. Persuaded coverage companies to participate in non-deal road shows and hold one-on-one meetings with clients at our annual healthcare conference. Coverage had the largest presence at each conference over other analysts.Communicated investment trends to venture capital and private equity firms which resulted in generating business for our investment banking team.

Structured and raised $50M in equity and mezzanine debt. Consulted with or was an executive at the following PE/VC backed companies:THE ALLEGRO GROUP, LLC. Performed private company valuations and due diligence consulting to private equity and venture capital firms. Major clients included: The Carlyle Group, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, Greylock, and GTCR.ONEMD, LLC (Lead investor: Citation Capital)Founder, President & COO. Midwest’s first Concierge Medical Practice. Structured over $1 million in equity and bank financing. Successfully sold business for a profit.HEALTHESSENTIALS SOLUTIONS, Senior Vice President of Business Development. HealthEssentials became the nation’s largest geriatric primary care practice treating over 50,000 patients monthly in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in 12 states. Founded Patrion, an Internet ASP for the long term care industry, and sold it to HealthEssentials. Structured $25 million financing for both companies. Purchased two home healthcare companies. Helped develop a diagnostic lab and "minute clinic" business (The Little Clinic, formerly TakeCare Clinics).COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS NETWORK, INC.Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Acting CFO. Company managed physician practices and networks representing 2,000 physicians in rural communities in 8 states. Raised venture and bank financing in excess of $8 million for this start-up that improved physician clinic revenues by 20% on average.TRANSITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.,Vice President of Business Development. Negotiated purchase, lease and management agreements to buy nursing homes and contract rehab therapy companies for this nursing home operator. Managed the acquisition of Paragon Rehab and played a leading role in the sale of THS. Resulted in merger with Centennial Healthcare, which later completed an initial public offering in 1997 resulting in 70% IRR to investors.

Promoted to head strategic planning. Projects generated efficiencies and savings in management information systems, human resources, operations and marketing. Analyzed and targeted hospital acquisition candidates in the top 50 markets. Negotiated hospital acquisitions and leases. Purchased real estate and office buildings for de novo hospital developments and conversions. Assisted CFO with investor relations, public equity offerings, bank financings and capital allocation decisions.Manager of Vencare (now PeopleFirst Rehabilitation)Founded Vencare contract therapy division (now PeopleFirst Rehab), which provided respiratory therapy services and equipment to nursing homes (now providing mostly physical therapy services). Grew division to become the largest national provider of contract respiratory services with $30 million in revenues and 23% operating margins in its first eighteen months of operation (current revenue run rate approximately $500 million). Developed relationships with industry's largest nursing home chains. Led to Kindred’s acquisition of Hillhaven, the second largest nursing home chain in the U.S.

Bachelor Of Science, Biology

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Sigma Additional courses at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky

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