CEO and Founder of Achates Ventures, a boutique Private Equity firm with a strategy of acquiring and growing private companies by providing capital and strategic support. A dynamic business professional with deep experience required to support portfolio companies in reaching their full potential. Prior to Achates, a stellar track record at McKinsey & Co and Global Investment Banks Pareto and ABG. Demonstrated success in Private Equity, Management Consulting, Investment Banking, and Securities Research. Consistently delivered superior results through problem solving skills and dynamic teamwork. Deep experience in M&A, Capital Markets, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, Valuation, and Global Investor Relations. Extensive leadership experience from Boards and Executive Management Teams ranging from global financial firms to small local industrial firm. An overall skillset is teambuilding, bring out the best in colleagues, fit a variety of roles, optimize those roles, and problem solve through a structured approach that quickly identifies key issues and how to best address them.