Glen is the founder and President of Harbor Research, a management consulting firm with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and London. Harbor Research focuses on the strategic issues faced by suppliers and adopters of high technology products and services. Since the firm’s inception in 1983, Glen has worked closely with a broad spectrum of telecommunications, information systems, electronics, and automation companies in North America, Europe, and the Far East. Glen co-authored what is considered to be one of the most influential thought leadership pieces on the subject of smart services in the Harvard Business Review, October 2005, titled “Four Strategies in the Age of Smart Services.”

Glen received his B.A. from New York University and completed graduate studies at M.I.T.’s Center for Advanced Media Studies (forerunner of the Media Lab). He was a key participant in the planning and development of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, has worked extensively with the SEMATECH consortia, and has consulted to the National Research Council on technology and competitiveness.

Danny has over 25 years of experience in the packaging space and currently serves as President of Packaging Specialists, a private consulting business focused on flexible packaging for hard to hold products. He currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, ABX.

Previously, Danny served as Commercial Director at Schoelle Corp, Business Manager at American Packaging Corporation, and Account Manager at Printpak. Danny frequently presents and moderates at various industry-related events such as Global Pouch Forum, Aseptipak, PET Strategies, FISPAL, and Food Packaging Technology Summit, and has authored several industry-focused publications.

Danny earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

With over 30 years of management experience in the retail space, Dave works with CEOs and leadership teams to develop a “full potential” strategy and growth plan for businesses. Currently, he is an advisor who consults in the retail pet specialty space and also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, BrightPet.

Dave previously served as President & CEO of Pet Supplies Plus, where he transformed the company from a collection of disparate franchise stores to a unified group focused on being America’s favorite Neighborhood pet store. Prior to Pet Supplies Plus, he was EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer with Petco, a national pet supply chain. Early in his career, Dave held various management positions in the retail space.

Dave received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. He and his family live in Chicago.

With over 30 years of experience, Stan brings his extensive knowledge of industrial gases to the Graham Partners portfolio companies. Currently with SPB Group, LLC, he provides sales and marketing consulting services to global companies. Stan serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Acme.

Previously, Stan held various management positions over a 30-year career at Linde Group, a $20 billion global industrial gas company, including Director, Helium; Vice President, Compressed Gases; and most recently, Vice President, Strategic Product Management.

Stan received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University School of Engineering. He also received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with distinction. Stan serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Greater Union County and previously served on the School of Engineering & Applied Science’s Board of Visitors at Columbia University. He is also on the board of trustees for Caldwell University.

Steve Buonato is an accomplished, business-minded technologist with over 20 years of experience in technology and data analytics.  Steve currently serves as a Principal at BriarVine, an independent management and technology consulting practice specializing in data-driven strategy, planning, product/service innovation, operational transparency, and business transformation. He also serves on Graham Partners’ Technology Council.

Steve has worked extensively in San Francisco and Washington, DC tech industries.  He has previously held management roles at large tech/media companies such as Senior Vice President at Demand Media, Vice President at Yahoo, President/CEO at Aquarelle Software, Vice President at Wells Fargo, among others.

Steve earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was accepted into the school’s Individualized Major Program and completed a five-year multi-disciplinary Applied Computer Systems program.  He was also an All-Ivy member of the University’s football team that won five Ivy League Championships during his time there.

Tom brings over 30 years of experience in the packaging space. He is currently the Managing Director at Polaris Packaging Group where he provides consulting and film development services to the flexible packaging industry, and also has experience in the sales, service, upgrade, and repair of multilayer coextrusion lines for blown and cast films. Tom currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, ABX.

Tom has held numerous relevant senior and executive positions throughout his career at packaging companies including Handgards, Inteplast, Winpak, Sealed Air, and Alcan Packaging. He is intimately familiar with ABX management and operations, having assisted in the selection and installation of ABX’s equipment as well as having assisted in the development of ABX’s film portfolio since shortly after its founding.

Tom earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Michigan State University, and also received his master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from Nuclear Power School at the Division of Naval Reactors. Tom also holds a master’s degree in International Relations (Soviet/Eastern European Affairs) from the University of Maryland.

Colin has worked in the aerospace parts and airframe manufacturing and aftermarket for over 30 years. His career has spanned nearly every function including operations, manufacturing, global distribution, finance, credit, IT, bank, mezzanine and equity underwriting. For over 20 years, Colin was employed by various branches of Citigroup/Citibank in several countries, primarily managing non-investment grade aerospace exposure, positions and credit. Thereafter he was appointed to the board of The Fairchild Company and became its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Business Development. In 2002, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Aviall Inc. and remained in this office through the acquisition of the company by The Boeing Company in 2006.

Colin currently consults with companies who try to manage both ends of its supply chains through multiple levels of sub contracted manufacturing and services. He also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Desser.

Colin received his M.A. in Law and Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Peter is a senior financial and global management executive with over 25 years of experience in the building products sector. Peter spent much of his career at CertainTeed Corporation, where he most recently served as Chairman and CEO. CertainTeed Corporation, owned by Saint-Gobain, is North America’s leading manufacturer of exterior residential and building envelope construction products.

As CEO of CertainTeed, Peter led key initiatives focused on innovation, quality and distribution channel strategies. Under his direction, CertainTeed expanded significantly into Canada, established an industry-first building science team and launched a continuing stream of product innovations. Previously, Peter served as President of Saint-Gobain’s worldwide insulation business, based in Paris. In this role, Peter led a number of key strategic and business development initiatives, specifically: to expand the business footprint particularly in Eastern Europe and Russia, expand the ceilings business, restore the profitability of the stone wool business, develop a common global brand identity and consolidate the company’s world leadership position in these product areas. Prior to joining CertainTeed, Peter worked with Exxon in its Treasurer’s department and the Boston Consulting Group.

Peter currently serves on the board of directors of Ball Horticultural Company, the Foreign Relations Policy Institute and Masonite International. He was formerly on the executive committee of the advisory council to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and is an emeritus board director of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.

Peter earned a First-Class Honors degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, where he received the Wall Street Journal Award for Excellence in Finance.

Jim is a senior operating executive with extensive and successful C-Level leadership and general management experience in the consumer products industry. His expertise ranges across business functions, with a particular focus on strategy, brand, and business development. Jim’s extensive network in the consumer products industry provides senior executives with assistance in business plan development and execution.

Jim is currently Principal of The DePietro Group, Inc., where he provides advising and consulting services to investors and portfolio companies in the food and beverage industries. Jim’s prior experience over his 30+ year career includes senior level management roles with companies such as Hain BluePrint, Inc., The Healthy Beverage Company, Ideal Snacks, and Unilever.

Jim earned his B.B.A. in Marketing and Management from Temple University and an Executive Management Certificate from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Dan has over 40 years of leadership experience in the food technology space at the plant, operational, and staff levels at a number of prominent food and beverage companies. His experience spans both domestic and international assignments. His areas of expertise include research and development, quality, food safety, processing, packaging, purchasing, consumer services, acquisition diligence / integration and business productivity. Dan is currently the Founding Partner of Celtic Hill Advisors and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Giraffe.

Most recently, Dan served as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at TreeHouse Foods for four years. Prior to TreeHouse, Dan served in senior research and development, productivity, and quality roles at a variety of other leading food and beverage companies including Continental Mills, Campbell Soup Company, Quaker Oats, Sara Lee, Pillsbury, and Miller Brewing Company.

Dan earned his B.S. in Biology / Chemistry from Marquette University, and his M.S. in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University.

Phil Ebeling is a medical device executive with substantial experience in operations and new product development. He is a member of the Advisory Council for Graham Partners’ portfolio company, Medbio.

Phil previously worked for Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude Medical) as VP, Chief Technology Officer – Cardiovascular and Neuromodulation Division following the sale of St. Jude Medical to Abbott. Phil was responsible for an organization of 1300 R&D employees at 19 global locations. He was also responsible for 250 regulatory affairs personnel, while leading critical new technology discussions with FDA and various, global notified bodies. His division had its own technology development, including electrical and non-electrical human implantables (Class III devices), and various engineering disciplines (Software, Hardware, Firmware, Electrical, and Biomedical). Prior to that he held the role of Senior Vice President, R&D – Cardiovascular and Electrophysiology Division (CATD). Prior to joining St. Jude Medical in 2008, he spent over 12 years at Boston Scientific where he held numerous positions starting as an engineer and ultimately becoming their Director of Program Management and Risk Management. Prior to Boston Scientific, he worked at Rexam Flexible Packaging in product development and engineering.

Phil has a Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and holds patents relating to Multi-Cord Extrusion Manufacturing Techniques for Catheter Members, Chemical Bonding Technique for Angioplasty Catheter Assembly Operations and Procedural Sheath Adapter for Vascular Closure Device.

Joe Fleischhacker is a medical device industry expert with over 40 years of experience. He was most recently owner and CEO of Lake Region Medical, which was founded in 1947 by Joe’s father. Joe currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Medbio.

The Fleischhacker family grew Lake Region Medical into a global leader in the development and manufacturing of medical devices, supplying the world’s largest medical device companies with minimally invasive delivery solutions. The company was sold to Accellent in 2014. Accellent, then a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts portfolio company, renamed the merged company Lake Region. At the time of the transaction, Lake Region had operations in the United States and Ireland employing approximately 1,800 people.

Bill is a creative executive leader with over 25 years of lighting and electrical industry experience and a track record of success in business turnaround and optimization. He is recognized as an industry expert and known for his strategic vision, marketing acumen, product development, and application expertise.  Bill currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Myers EPS.

Throughout his career, Bill has held leadership positions with major lighting conglomerates such as Cree, Eaton/Cooper and Hubbell. His roles have encompassed full functional P&L responsibility, as well as marketing, brand management, product development, customer service and business development functions.  Bill is founder and President of Creative Epicenter, a business services consultancy catering primarily to the lighting and electrical industry.

Bill holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Architectural Engineering and Architecture from The University of Kansas with an emphasis in illumination and electrical systems.  In his free time, Bill supports philanthropies including Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, Habitat for Humanity, the University of Kansas department of Architectural Engineering, and the Duke University Career Center.

Louise Gardner comes to Graham as a lighting industry expert with over 25 years of experience in new product development, marketing, sales, and engineering. Currently, she is the President of Smart Lighting Consulting, an independent consulting company to lighting industry manufacturers. She also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Myers EPS. Louise recently held the position of Vice President of Product Innovation and Marketing at SLV Lighting, an international lighting company.

Louise previously served as Director of Marketing and managed Unique Lighting Systems, a business unit of The Toro Company, where she led a 15-member team that doubled sales and improved gross margin by 9% during her four-year tenure. Prior to Unique Lighting, Louise served in several leadership roles at various lighting companies, including Eaton/Cooper Lighting, USA Illumination, Nora Lighting, and Shaper Lighting. Louise has garnered two design patents in her career.

Louise received her B.S. from Northern Illinois University and holds a green belt six sigma certification for new product development. Louise enjoys playing golf, tennis, and traveling in her free time. She also enjoys volunteering at non-profit organizations.

Scott brings over 25 years of operational experience to Graham’s portfolio companies. He has served as a Senior Operating Partner with Graham Partners for a number of years, most recently serving on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Desser.

Scott is a co-founder of Ardent Investors, and prior to his work with Graham Partners served as a Director on TPG Capital’s operations team where he was involved in all aspects of the investment cycle inclusive of due diligence, operational transformations, merger integrations, and the coaching of portfolio management teams. Previous to TPG, Scott was an Executive at Pratt & Whitney (a United Technologies Company) where he held a variety of roles including General Manager of multiple aftermarket companies in Singapore and the Director of Worldwide Quality for the multi-billion dollar commercial engine business. Scott has extensive training in and experience with implementing the Toyota Production System, the Danaher Business System and United Technologies’ ACE program.

Scott earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and BA with honors from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar.

Larry Goldstein is a senior operating executive with over 35 years of experience in the packaging space. He currently serves as the President of Morrocroft Advisors, LLC, and sits on the advisory board of Current Capital Partners, LLC.  Larry brings extensive commercial and operational expertise to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies, and currently serves as interim CEO for Graham portfolio company, ABX.

Previously, Larry spent 30 years at Berry Global, Inc., a former Graham Partners portfolio company. He served as President of the Flexible Packaging Division and President of the North America region of the Health, Hygiene and Specialties Division.

Larry earned his B.A. in economics from Middlebury College, and went on to earn his M.B.A from The College of William and Mary.

Don is the founder of The Graham Group, an alliance of industrial businesses and investment management firms, each of which traces its roots to a design engineering firm founded in Central Pennsylvania by Don in 1960 in the basement of his York County farmhouse.

The Graham Group’s three legacy industrial businesses, Graham Packaging, Graham Engineering, and Graham Architectural, operate globally and collectively generate several billion dollars in annual revenue. The Graham Group has also spawned five independent investment businesses which today manage several billion dollars in internal capital for Graham and 3rd party capital for external institutional investors. First, Graham Capital manages an endowment-style portfolio of investments in marketable securities and alternative investment funds for The Graham Group, while also overseeing Graham Engineering and Graham Architectural. Second, Graham Partners and Inverness Graham are independent Registered Investment Advisors, managing committed capital under private equity structures for institutional investors, including leading university endowments, charitable foundations and pensions funds. Finally, Graham Software Development and Striker Partners manage internal Graham Group capital and make direct investments in a variety of sectors, including software development/information technology, education and sports.

Don earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering & Business Management from the University of Michigan, where he remains actively involved on a philanthropic and volunteer basis. Don was inducted into the University of Michigan Engineering Honorary Societies; Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Rho Tau. Don currently serves on the President’s Advisory Group for the University, founded the University’s Graham Sustainability Institute, and serves as an active volunteer in several areas including the University’s College of Engineering and Athletic Department. He has also received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both York College of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan and is an Honorary Penn State Alumnus.

A committed supporter of educational, community, cultural and environmental projects, Don has funded programs at many other institutions, including Dartmouth College and York College of Pennsylvania (including the Graham Business School and the Graham Innovation Scholars Program), Penn State York (including the Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies), the University of Pennsylvania (including the Penn Museum), the York YMCA’s Graham Aquatic Center, and Burke Mountain Academy (including the Graham Family Endowment).

Don has been active in many professional groups including the Young Presidents Organization, Chief Executive Officers, World Business Council, American Business Council, and the Recycling Advisory Council, and has served on numerous corporate and philanthropic boards including chair of the Board of Trustees of the Mpala Foundation in Kenya, which is involved in a health clinic, school, research center, ranch, and wildlife conservancy. He is a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame and recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Don is married with five children and seventeen grandchildren.

John Heinmiller worked as a senior executive at St. Jude Medical from 1996 until its merger with Abbott in 2017, most recently serving as an Executive Vice President overseeing the business and reporting directly to the CEO. From 1998 to 2012, before becoming EVP, John served as Chief Financial Officer of St. Jude Medical. During his time at St. Jude Medical, John negotiated and executed 20 acquisitions with aggregate purchase prices of approx. $9B. John was instrumental in negotiating St. Jude Medical’s $31B merger with Abbott. At the time of the merger, St. Jude had ~$6B in revenue and employed 18,000 people across the globe.

Prior to St. Jude Medical, John served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Daig Corporation, a designer and producer of disposable catheter devices that was acquired by St. Jude Medical in May 1996.

John currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fairview Health Services. Fairview is a nonprofit organization that operates the University of Minnesota academic medical center as well as 10 community hospitals, 6 ambulatory care centers, over 65 specialty clinics, 4 long-term care facilities and other related health services facilities. Fairview has approximately 32,000 employees and in 2018 is expected to have approximately $6B in total revenue.

Erwin has over four decades of global food manufacturing experience and brings an extensive background in all areas of manufacturing operations and procedures to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies. His expertise includes production, procurement, supply chain, and capital expansion project management. Currently, Erwin serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Mercer.

In 2016, Erwin retired from Sunrise Growers after 17 years as Vice President of Operations. He was instrumental in growing the business from a single processing facility to the largest USA frozen fruit processing business, growing sales from $35 million to $350 million. Prior to Sunrise Growers, Erwin was the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations for Calavo Growers. There, he implemented a new retail packaging line for guacamole and negotiated a number of contracts for packaging and ingredients, lowering costs by over $500,000 annually. Prior to Calavo Growers, Erwin was the Vice President of Operations for Con Agra and Knott’s Berry Farm. During his time at Knott’s Berry Farm, he reengineered the manufacturing operation, resulting in significantly lower manufacturing cost while improving product quality. Before Knott’s Berry Farm, Erwin was the Plant Manager for the J.M. Smucker Co. where, in addition to managing all the manufacturing and shipping activities, he managed a facility expansion project that doubled the size of the operation. Erwin began his career with the H.J. Heinz Co. where he held several production and warehousing supervisory positions.

Erwin earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus. Erwin has served on the Board of the IJPA (International Jelly & Preserves Association) and the PSAB (Processing Strawberry Advisory Board).

John is a proven Internet of Things (IoT) Executive and Leader. Having built successful companies and teams for over 18 years in the Connected Ecosystem, John has been recognized as an M2M Pioneer, a Most Admired CEO, and by INC. Magazine as a top ten speaker: “Who Will Wow Your Crowd.” Currently, John sits on multiple company and community boards and enjoys being able to help others reach their goals. John serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, OptConnect.

Previously, John served as President of RacoWireless and CEO of Ingenu. John believes that the right group of people build profitable companies and has been able to maintain a core team of leaders through different companies for nearly two decades. Whether it was building the first IoT Team at T-Mobile, growing RacoWireless to a highly respected industry leader, or building a new global brand, creating the right culture and empowering the right people is what makes the difference.

John received his B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Davis.

Rik brings over 30 years of global food technology experience to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies. He brings expertise in areas such as packaging, retail management, sourcing and marketing to the entire food value chain.

Currently, Rik is a consultant to international clients and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Mercer.

Previously, Rik was CEO / COO of SunOpta, Inc., a publicly listed, vertically integrated, natural and organic foods company with revenues of ~$1.3 billion. Prior to SunOpta, he held a number of international sales, marketing and management positions with companies such as Tetra Pak, North European Cluster, PepsiCo, Royal Dutch Ahold and the Coca-Cola Company.

Rik received his B.B.A. from Oregon State University and his M.B.A. from the American Graduate School of International Management. Originally from the Netherlands, Rik currently lives in Toronto, Canada and enjoys sailing, traveling and cooking.

Brien brings over 25 years of food manufacturing experience in engineering, operations management, and continuous improvement. He currently serves as the President of BK Engineering and Consulting, a firm that helps food manufacturing and food packaging companies support growth initiatives while reducing costs and improving processes.

Prior to BK Engineering and Consulting, Brien spent 12 years at Bay Valley Foods, serving as Plant Manager, Engineering Director, Senior Director of Operations, and Senior Director of Engineering, respectively.

Brien earned his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Peter Linneman is the founding Principal of Linneman Associates, KL Realty and American Land Funds and is the Albert Sussman Emeritus Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business Public Policy at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Wharton’s faculty for 35 years, founding Wharton’s Real Estate Department and the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center. He is the founding co-editor of The Wharton Real Estate Review and has published over 100 articles during his career.

Dr. Linneman is widely recognized as a leading strategic thinker and investor, and has been cited as one of the 25 most influential people in real estate by Realtor Magazine, as well as one of the 100 most powerful people in New York real estate by the New York Observer. He is a highly sought-after speaker, appearing as the keynote speaker at numerous major industry conferences.

His quarterly research publication, The Linneman Letter, has been perhaps the most highly regarded publication in the real estate industry for over a decade. His book, Real Estate Finance and Investments: Risks and Opportunities, has been adopted at over 150 leading universities and is the leading primary reference source in real estate finance and investment.

He has served as Senior Managing Director of Equity International Properties, Vice Chairman of Amerimar Realty and the Chairman of the Board of Rockefeller Center Properties. In this latter capacity, he led the process of foreclosing on its Japanese owners and the successful sale of Rockefeller Center in 1995. He also served on the board of directors of public and private companies.

Dr. Linneman holds both Masters and Doctorate degrees in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Joe comes to Graham with over 15 years of management experience in the lighting industry. Currently, he is an independent consultant advising various organizations across the lighting industry, sits on the Board of Advisors at Andromeda Interfaces, and also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Myers EPS.

Joe previously served as Vice President Brand Management at Hubbell Lighting where he was responsible for integrating the Precision-Paragon [P2] sales channels and operations with Hubbell’s facilities as well as strategic planning and competitive market analysis for the commercial and industrial lighting renovation market. Prior to Hubbell, Joe was Vice President of Engineering at Precision-Paragon [P2], a middle market lighting manufacturer, where he was responsible for the development of industry leading LED high-bays deployed in Walmart US Logistics warehouses. Prior to [P2], Joe spent four years at an independent energy service company (ESCO) that specified and financed lighting systems for commercial and industrial renovations.

Joe received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and subsequently dual M.B.A. from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and Tias Nimbus in the Netherlands. In his free time, Joe enjoys international travel and playing golf.

Peter is a senior operating executive with years of broad-based executive, M&A, sales & marketing, operations, and financial management experience. Peter has a demonstrated history of leadership in strategy development, market share growth, and strategic acquisitions. He is the Founder of Fair Meadow Consulting and brings extensive industry expertise to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies.

Previously, Peter served as the President and CEO of Cosmetic Essence Innovations, a leading contract manufacturing solutions provider for the beauty care market. Prior to that, Peter served as President and CEO of Captive Plastics, a manufacturer of blow-molded and injection-molded plastic products for the food, health care, spirits, and personal care markets, where he led the firm in several strategic acquisitions and integrations. Peter began his career with Continental Can Company where he held several positions in sales & marketing in the company’s metal can and plastics operations.

Peter earned his B.A. from Colgate University.

An industry executive with ~25 years of experience, Steve’s operational acumen has helped him guide a number of companies in the pet nutrition space. He is the co-founder of VisioCap, LLC, a private equity firm, and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, BrightPet.

Prior to VisioCap, Steve was a senior operating advisor with Pegasus Capital Advisors and spent eight years as Chairman and CEO of Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc. Halo is a holistic brand of pet food whose mission is to provide people and their pets with honest information and wholesome products.

Steve’s pet food industry experience includes his role as President and Chief Operating Officer with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Before his tenure as President and COO with Hill’s, Steve served as Managing Director for Europe. Previous to Hill’s, Steve was commercial director for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals and Vipoint Pharmaceuticals.

Jeff has nearly 35 years of experience in the fintech industry, including 20 years in Senior executive positions with two leading global corporations. He also serves as the Chairman of Grant Victor Cares, a non-profit organization working to improve education in Kenya, Africa. Currently, Jeff is the CEO for Grant Victor LLC, one of the largest providers of financial self-service kiosks in the country. He also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, OptConnect – a business that he helped start.

Prior to his current positions, Jeff served as Chief Customer Officer (Sales & Account Manager) for Consona Software Solutions, a global technology company based in Seattle Washington. He began his career in fintech at American Express, where he led a number of initiatives around electronic payments.

Jeff earned his B.A. in Accounting from Weber State University. He and his wife Rachel reside in Holladay, Utah.

Scott is an experienced senior operations leader with a demonstrated history in operational excellence, strategic planning, and team building. With over 20 years of experience in his field, Scott brings extensive expertise in packaging to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies, and currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, VPET.

Previously, Scott served as Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations for Arcade Beauty, and before that as Vice President of Operations for Graham Packaging. Scott also previously served as Director of Operations for Graham Packaging & Liquid Container.

Scott earned his B.A.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and his M.B.A. from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Jim has over 50 years of industry experience within the transportation sector. Most recently, he established Trisar LLC to provide consulting and resources to the automotive and heavy duty truck industries in the areas of manufacturing, remanufactruing, aftermarket distribution and process and component recovery. Jim also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, TransAxle.

Prior to Trisar, Jim spent almost 40 years with Detroit Diesel Corporation in operations, manufacturing, remanufacturing and aftermarket support and development and served in various roles, including President and CEO.

Jim received his B.A. from Michigan State University and his M.B.A. from Wayne State University. He serves on the board of directors for a number of firms, including Charles Machine Works and Drake Automotive Group.

Jeff Nicholson is a pet food industry expert with over 30 years of experience in strategy, logistics and supply chain management. Currently an independent consultant, Jeff also serves on the Advisory Council of Graham Partners portfolio company, BrightPet.

Previously, Jeff served as a board member and held the positions of Vice President of Strategic Development and CEO at Animal Supply Company, a preferred distributor to independent pet supply retailers in the United States. Prior to Animal Supply Company, Jeff was co-founder and President of Animal Supply Logistics and co-founder and Partner at Link Logistics System. Earlier in his career, Jeff served in various roles with Pacific Cartage & Warehousing and Purina Mills.

Jeff earned his B.A. in Business from Oregon State University and currently lives in Davis, California, with his wife Mary. They enjoy spending time with their three adult kids, skiing, hiking, backpacking, biking and tending to their small vineyard.

Patrick has over 34 years of experience in the Aerospace industry that he brings to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies. Currently, Patrick serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Desser.

Patrick currently holds similar advisory positions with StarEnvirotech Inc. and Novaria Holdings LLC. Patrick has a range of experience with aerospace OEM component and system manufacturers and aftermarket product suppliers, including senior positions in general management and sales and marketing at Wencor Group, Permaswage, Cobham plc, Honeywell Aerospace, and AlliedSignal Aerospace.

Patrick earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and his Master’s in Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Patrick has served as a board member for Sargent Fletcher Inc., Flight Refueling Ltd., Aerial Refueling Systems Advisory Group, and the executive council of the Phoenix Thunderbirds.

With over 35 years of experience in aerospace, Ron brings his extensive aviation knowledge to the Graham Partners portfolio companies. He currently provides consultative services to companies focused on commercial airlines, general aviation, and U.S. military aircraft tire markets. Ron also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Desser.

Ron spent 37 years with Michelin Aircraft Tire Company, where he retired in 2012 as Vice President of Sales – North & South America. Under Ron’s leadership, Michelin managed a performance based logistics program that provided the U.S. Navy with 100% of their aircraft tire requirements for 15 years with a global on time delivery rate that exceeded 99%. Additionally, Michelin was the prime contractor for the Defense Supply Center, Columbus (DSCC) to supply aircraft tires for all U.S. Air Force and Army aircraft tire requirements. This program received numerous DSCC awards for exceeding all requirements and rated Michelin as one of the top seven suppliers to DSCC.

Ron received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He began his career with the U.S. Air Force and continued to serve in the Reserves after five and a half years of active duty. In 1992, he retired from the Reserves as a Major.

Todd brings over 15 years of experience in foodservice and beverage sales and management. Todd is the Founder and President of Delta Sunshine Brewing Company, which provides a wide variety of beers to food service customers. Todd serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Giraffe.

Todd served as the Director of Sales — Sysco Corporate at Ventura Foods, where he managed the sales team in the United States across a variety of distributor, regional chain, and national accounts. Previously, Todd held a number of other senior roles within Ventura.

Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in Forest Management / Forest Resources Management at the University of Montana.

Tom is a Senior Advisor and industrial technology specialist with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of general management, business development, sales and marketing, applied research and development, strategic planning, and business transformation on an international scale.

Tom spent most of his career with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., an international supplier of industrial gases, chemicals, and related equipment with annual sales of approximately $10 billion, operations in 35 countries, and 20,000 employees. Most recently, Tom served as Vice President and General Manager of Air Products’ $1.4 billion Bulk Gases Division, where he had P&L responsibility and led the development and implementation of a new business model for the division. He also served as head of marketing for the company’s $5 billion global gases business, spanning 35 countries with 12,000 employees and 250,000 customers. Prior to this role, Tom worked for five years as Vice President and General Manager for Air Products’ global $1 billion General Industries and Metals Division. Prior to that, Tom spent several years in different leadership roles at Air Products, including managing its $300 million European Onsites, Equipment, and Energy Division in London; its $200 million Global Equipment Group; and its $150 million Texas Gases Group.

Tom’s past Graham Partners board directorships include IXS.

Tom received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University and has taken several advanced business courses at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and the University of Chicago.

Fred brings over 14 years of experience to Graham Partners portfolio companies. Fred previously served as an Advisory Council member for former Graham Partners portfolio company, Tidel, and currently serves on the Advisory Council for portfolio company, OptConnect. He is also the Head of Product at EnergyBot, a Dallas-based tech start-up.

Fred began his career at Brink’s, where he grew from the U.S. General Manager to the Global Vice President for Products and Technology Solutions. While there he was responsible for implementing new procedures that lead to a 20% annual growth and 30% improvement of operating margins, and later a 200%+ revenue increase from $97 million to $200 million. Fred then moved on to Vice President of Product Management at MoneyGram International and Head of Product at Solera, Inc.

Fred earned his B.S. in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University, and his M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Dave has over 20 years of experience in the plastic packaging industry. Most recently, Dave served as CEO of D&W Fine Pack, where he led the integration and consolidation of seven regional packaging companies into a large, nationwide packaging leader. Prior to Dave’s retirement in 2016, D&W Fine Pack was awarded Turnaround of the Year by the Turnaround Management Association. Dave currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, EasyPak.

Dave began his packaging career in 1992 as CFO of Liquid Container LP, a manufacturer of plastic containers for the food and consumer products industries. He became President and CEO in 2006 and remained in that role until Liquid Container was sold to Graham Packaging in 2010. Prior to Liquid Container, Dave was a Senior Manager in the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen & Co. where he provided audit, tax and consulting services to mid-sized businesses in a variety of industries.

Dave earned a B.S. in Agriculture and Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). He currently resides in suburban Chicago.

Bruce is an experienced food technology expert who formerly served as the President of the T. Marzetti Company, a specialty food group of the Lancaster Colony Corporation. His specialties include profit and loss management, cross- functional team leadership, supply chain, inventory management, food safety, and product development. Bruce currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Giraffe.

While at T. Marzetti, the company grew from ~$16 million of annual revenue to more than $1.2 billion through organic growth initiatives and a number of strategic acquisitions. Previously, Bruce served as the Vice President of Development for Lancaster Colony Corporation.

Bruce earned his B.B.A. from Ohio University, M.B.A. from Xavier University, and went on to The Ohio State University where he earned his Executive M.B.A.

Skip brings over 50 years of food technology experience to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies. Currently, he is the CEO of White Space – the Right Place, LLC and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Mercer.

Previously, Skip was the President and COO of David Michael & Co., a leader and innovator in the food flavor industry for more than 100 years. Skip held this role since 1990 and was responsible for R&D, global business development and strategic business development and marketing, among others. He began his tenure with David Michael & Co. almost 40 years ago as the Eastern Regional Sales Manager.

Prior to David Michael & Co., Skip was the Director of Marketing with Enterprise Paint Company and with the Lincoln Mint. He began his career in sales and marketing with the Gillette Company in 1968. Throughout his career, Skip served in various roles on the Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association.

Skip earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Gary has over 35 years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. His specialties include food manufacturing, marketing, sales, and business development across a wide range of products in the retail, industrial, and food service channels. His core competencies are general management for branded, private label, and custom manufacturing. Gary currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Giraffe.

Currently, Gary is the CEO of Pinnacle Peak Consulting Corporation, a management consultancy focused on strategic planning, marketing, sales, operational performance, and organizational design principally for the food and beverage industry. Most recently Gary served as the Vice President / General Manager of TreeHouse Foods. Gary has held management positions at Nestle, Kraft and Unilever as well.

Gary earned his B.S. in Business from Arizona State University.

Mike brings over 30 years of experience in the food industry to Graham Partners’ portfolio companies. Currently Senior Coordinator of Global Growth and Business Development at Whole Foods Market, Mike also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company EasyPak.

Throughout his career, Mike held various leadership roles at companies such as Fresh Food Concepts, Townsend’s Inc., Wise Foods, Inc., The B. Manischewitz Company, LLC and Guiltless Gourmet, Inc., among others. In 1987, he founded Strategic Marketing Methods, a consulting firm providing marketing, business development and advisory services to consumer packaged goods, grocery and food service clients. He has also served on the boards of directors and advisory boards for a number of organizations and companies, including Passport Food Group, Monterey Pasta Company and the Strategic Alliance Advisory Board for David Michael Flavors.

Mike earned his B.S. in Marketing from California State University at Los Angeles and his M.B.A. from The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. He successfully completed Unilever’s North American Senior Management Development Program and The Xerox Professional Sales Skills Training Course.

David brings over 30 years of experience in the transportation industry to the Graham Partners portfolio companies. He is currently the CEO and Founder of Finditparts.com, the leading online retailer of heavy duty truck, trailer, and tractor parts and also serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, TransAxle.

David Seewack began his career at Associated Truck Parts (ATP), a brick and mortar parts supplier in Gardena, California. David soon became a partner in the business and created Associated Brake Supply (ABS), a division of ATP. After ten years, David become co-owner of ATP and later sold the company to Brentwood Capital Partners and Aurora Partners to form what is now FleetPride. FleetPride is the largest national company selling heavy duty truck parts. He stayed on with the company for almost two years before moving to American Moving Parts. David then served as President of AMP before creating Finditparts.com, which he oversees to this day.

Anil brings over 20 years of operations experience, particularly in the plastics and packaging sectors, to the Graham Partners portfolio companies. He has proven success developing and executing business and operational strategies that deliver improved efficiencies and profits. He also excels in M&A operational due diligence and the integration of businesses, cultures and people.

Anil has held various positions with plastics and packaging-focused companies, including Solo Cup Company. Currently, Anil is Principal and CEO of ARS Consulting Company and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, EasyPak.

Anil received his B.S. in Statistics and Mathematics. He has also served on the board of directors for Syntac Coated Products LLC.

With over 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Scott is a goal oriented executive with demonstrated results in leadership, global sales, marketing, channel strategy, P&L and organizational design, among others. He is currently the CEO of Trajectory Consulting Group and serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Desser.

Throughout his career, Scott held various leadership positions with aerospace giants such as StandardAero, GE Aviation and Honeywell. He began his career with the U.S. Army in 1981.

Scott earned his B.A. in Communications from Penn State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.

Fred is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of operating experience leading companies in the technology, data communications, Internet, M2M, automation, Big Data, digital media and software industries. He has repeatedly driven rapid growth and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder value. Fred is a respected expert and frequent speaker on the Internet of Things (IoT) and the digital transformations of companies and industries, providing deep technology industry expertise and strategic advice on transformational value creation – the process of generating growth and shareholder value. He has served in various roles, including public/private company CEO, board member, strategic advisor, private equity firm principal and senior advisor/operating partner.

Fred has been an advisor to Graham Partners since 2008 and has served as Executive Chairman of B+B SmartWorx, a formerly-owned Graham Partners portfolio company. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Graham Partners portfolio company OptConnect. Fred is a member of the Gold Pacific Region’s Young President’s Organization (YPO) and incoming chair to the YPO Technology Network. He has also taught as a guest lecturer at the University of San Diego Business School, the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, and the Merage Foundation. Fred attended classes at the Stockholm School of Economics and executive classes at Harvard Business School and is fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish and French.

Gary has 25 years of experience in the lighting industry. He is a product development innovator, technologist, and business leader with a passion for driving the development of breakthrough intelligent lighting products. Gary currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Myers EPS.

Most recently, Gary served as Vice President of Intelligent Lighting and IoT Platform at Cree. Previously, he held a variety of prominent senior management roles at Cree, including Vice President of Marketing – Intelligent Lighting, Vice President of Product Safety, Vice President of Product Management, and Vice President of Market Development – Cree LED lighting.

Gary earned his B.S. in Architectural Engineering with an Illumination Emphasis at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is currently a Board Member for the Lighting Program at the University of Colorado.

Prior to joining Medbio in 2006, Ron Williams held a variety of roles across the medical device industry. From 1984 to 1994, Ron was the President of DLP, Inc. a manufacturer of cardiac surgery devices, including medical disposables that allow for the controlled delivery of cardioplegia solutions to the heart during open heart surgery. Under Ron’s guidance, DLP developed its own direct sales force and opened offices, warehouses, and supported direct sales in Holland, the UK, Germany, and France. In 1994, DLP was acquired by Medtronic.

Prior to DLP, Ron served in multiple roles at Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. including Manager of Product Exploration, Vice President of Product Development, and Vice President and General Manager of Hemapheresis Systems. During his time at Baxter, the company developed and introduced the CS3000 blood separator which allowed single donor platelet collection and storage to become practical. Ron began his career at Battelle Memorial Institute, a contract research organization.

Ron is the inventor or co-inventor on 16 medical device patents. He has served as the Chairman of the Manufacturer’s Council – Right Place Program and as the co-founder and past President of Michigan Medical Device Manufacturers and Suppliers Association.