Education

Mr. Andelkovic holds a BA in Business with the concentration in financial services from the University of Maine.

Career Highlights

Mr. Armbruster joined GLC Advisors & Company in 2020 as an Associate. Mr. Armbruster was previously an Investment Banking Senior Analyst in D.A. Davidson & Co.’s Diversified Industrials group where he focused on advisory assignments including sell-side and buy-side M&A for middle-market companies. Prior to D.A. Davidson & Co., Mr. Armbruster was a Senior Associate in the Valuation Services practice at RSM US where he focused exclusively on energy and complex financial instruments.

Mr. Armbruster was selected for the ACG Denver Leadership 2023-2024 Class (1 of 20).

Education

Mr. Armbruster holds a BSBA with a dual emphasis in Finance and Accounting from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mr. Armbruster has completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 79 & 63).

Education

Mr. Bakhtiozin holds a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in finance and strategic management from Babson College.

Career Highlights

Prior to forming Global Leveraged Capital, Mr. Benninger was Global Head of Restructuring and Head of the Growth Capital Group at UBS Investment Bank from 2001 to 2006.  He also served on the UBS North American Executive Management Committee.  He is the recipient of multiple awards from international publications and industry groups including The Banker Magazine, IRR, Institutional Investor and the K&A Restructuring Register.

Prior to UBS, Mr. Benninger was Head of Restructuring for Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette / CSFB from 1994 to 2001; prior to that, he held similar positions at Smith Barney and Drexel Burnham Lambert.  He was a Manager in the Audit and Accounting division of Arthur Andersen & Co. and is a CPA. Mr. Benninger holds key person gaming licenses in thirteen states and manufacturing licenses in over 80 jurisdictions.

Education

Mr. Benninger has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations:  Series 7, 24, 63, and 66.  He earned his BA and MBA from Stanford University.

Education

Mr. Bhandari graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a BA in International Relations Global Business with a concentration in Finance.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Bluth was a Director with KPMG Corporate Finance LLC’s TMT Group, and a Partner of St. Charles Capital, LLC (acquired by KPMG in 2014), a leading boutique investment banking firm, where he also previously held Vice President and Associate positions.  Prior to St. Charles Capital, LLC, Mr. Bluth worked as an Analyst in the Technology Group at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Education

Mr. Bluth has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 7, 24, 63), and holds a BS in Finance and a BS in Accounting from Florida State University.

Education

Mr. Briggs holds a BSBA in Finance with a minor in Physics from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Cannon worked at CRT Capital where he focused on investment banking advisory assignments across M&A and private capital raising.

Prior to joining CRT, Mr. Cannon worked in the Transaction Services practice at KPMG where he focused on M&A advisory services.

In 2023, Mr. Cannon received the 14th Annual Emerging Leaders Award by The M&A Advisor. The award recognizes professionals under 40 who have reached a significant level of success in their careers and made notable contributions to their industry and community.

Education

Mr. Cannon holds a BS in Finance from Lehigh University and holds FINRA Series 79, 24 and 63 licenses.

Education

Mr. Carlson graduated from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management with a BSB in Finance and a minor in Accounting.

Education

Ms. Chan is a Certified Public Accountant and received her B.S. in Accounting and M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Education

Ms. Cheng holds a BA in Economics and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Chicago.

Education

Mr. Chona holds a BS in Business with a concentration in Finance and Statistics from New York University Stern School of Business.

Education

Mr. Clive-Worms graduated in 2021 with a BA in Mathematics and History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Education

Mr. Clyde graduated cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2019 with a BS in Economics and concentrations in Finance and Statistics.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Cramer was a Managing Director in the Technology, Media and Telecom group at Houlihan Lokey, where he led the casino gaming practice. Previously, Mr. Cramer was a Managing Director at Imperial Capital where he covered the gaming, leisure and entertainment sectors. Mr. Cramer’ s prior experience includes investment banking roles at DLJ, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.

Education

Mr. Cramer holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and BA with distinction from Stanford University.

Education

Mr. Faulkner holds a BSB in Business Economics from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University.

Education

Mr. Fenimore holds a BSBA in Finance from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Adam was a Director with KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, where he spearheaded KPMG’s US fairness opinion practice and focused on M&A for middle-market companies. Preceding this, he served as a Partner of St. Charles Capital, LLC (acquired by KPMG in 2014), a leading boutique investment banking firm.

Adam actively contributes to various organizations, serving as a board member of the Young American Center for Financial Education, an organization committed to developing the financial literacy of young people with real-life experience and hands-on education.  Additionally, Adam serves as a board member of SkyView Academy, a charter school committed to preparing students to be life-long learners and honorable leaders of tomorrow.  He is also an advisory board member of the Reiman School of Finance at the University of Denver.

Education

Mr. Fiedor holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSBA from the University of Denver.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Fleschner was an Associate with KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions execution support, financial modeling, and market research. Prior to KPMG, Mr. Fleschner was an Analyst at St. Charles Capital, LLC (acquired by KPMG in 2014).

Mr. Fleschner is the recipient of numerous industry recognition and achievement honors including the 14th Annual Emerging Leaders Award by The M&A Advisor (the award recognizes professionals under 40 who have reached a significant level of success in their careers and made notable contributions to their industry and community) and the GenXYZ – Colorado Top 5 Professional Award.

Education

Mr. Fleschner has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 63, 62, 79), and holds an MSF from the University of Denver and a BA from Benedictine College.

Career Highlights

Mr. Geier was most recently with BMO Financial Group, where he ran the Healthcare Sponsor Finance team for 6 years, and also served as a Managing Director covering Healthcare in the Leveraged Finance Group of BMO Capital Markets. Prior to joining BMO, Mr. Geier spent 12 years at UBS in Healthcare-focused roles in Leveraged Finance, Capital Markets and High Yield Research. He previously covered the sector as a High Yield Analyst at BT Alex.Brown and Bank of America.

Overall, Mr. Geier has worked on more than 200 Healthcare assignments, encompassing a wide range of transaction types (restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, dividend and other recapitalizations, exit financings, refinancings and growth capital) and financing instruments (1st and 2nd-lien loans, high yield bonds and bridge loans, unitranche facilities, mezzanine debt and preferred and common equity).

Education

Mr. Geier holds FINRA Series 24, 63 and 79 licenses as well as an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and an AB in Political Science and Economics from Duke University.

Education

Mr. Grundei holds a M.S. in Quantitative Finance from Hofstra University and holds FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses. He is a CFA charterholder.  Before starting his career in finance, Mr. Grundei was a professional soccer player in Germany.

Career Highlights

Mr. Hagamen was previously an Analyst in the Debt Capital Markets group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York, where he focused on the execution of floating rate and short-term debt issuances.

He has completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations: Series 7, 63 and 79.

Education

Mr. Hagamen holds an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business where he graduated with distinction and Beta Gamma Sigma honors. He graduated from Harvard College with an AB in Government and was a recipient of the William J. Bingham award.

Career Highlights

Before co-founding GLC, Mr. Han was a Principal at GLC Investment Advisors where he focused on distressed investing.  Previously, Mr. Han was an Executive Director in UBS’ Restructuring and Leveraged Finance Group based in New York. Prior to UBS, Mr. Han was the Steel Division Manager for Hyundai Corp. (USA).

Mr. Han has served on Official Creditors Committee of Star Tribune in bankruptcy, Board of Directors of PRC and Urigen, and board observer of ADS Logistics, River’s Casino (Pittsburgh) and Fallbrook Technologies.  Mr. Han currently serves on the Board of Directors of Invacare Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Saddle River Day School.

Mr. Han was selected by The M&A Advisor as one of the “40 Under 40”.

Education

Mr. Han has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examination: Series 7, 24, 63. Mr. Han held a gaming license with the State of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Han received a BA from Rutgers University and an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management).

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Haynes was a Managing Director with KPMG Corporate Finance LLC and a Co-Founder of St. Charles Capital, LLC (acquired by KPMG in 2014) where he advised software and service companies and led the Enterprise Software practice. Previously, he was a Vice President in the Technology M&A Group at Piper Jaffray, and prior to that, was an Associate with Chase Securities where he completed bank and bond transactions, including recapitalizations and spin-offs and acquisition financings for Chase’s Global Syndicated Finance and Consumer Diversified Industries groups.

Education

Mr. Haynes has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 7, 24, 63), and holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a BA degree from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication.

Education

Ms. Herman has successfully completed the following FINRA Administration Qualification Exams: SIE, Series 79 and Series 63. She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan as well as a BS in applied mathematics from Colby College.

Education

Mr. Hill holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California where he graduated summa cum laude.  He has completed the following FINRA Administrated Qualifications Examinations: Series 63 and 79.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC in 2012, Ms. Hom was Controller at Partech International. Prior to Partech, Ms. Hom worked in various accounting areas at Union Bank.

Education

Ms. Hom is a graduate of San Francisco State University where she earned her B.S. in Business

Education

Mr. Ives received a BS in Commerce from University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce with a Concentration in Finance and a Track in Real Estate.

Education

Mr. Kelly-Penso holds a BA in Mathematics from Columbia University. He has completed the Series 79 and 63 FINRA-administered qualification examinations.

Career Highlights

Prior to GLC, Mr. Kizer was a Vice President in Rothschild, Inc.’s Natural Resources and Power & Utilities global sector coverage groups in Washington, DC. During the seven years he spent at Rothschild, he advised corporations and project sponsors on mergers and acquisitions and project financings in more than 40 countries.

Mr. Kizer is an Independent Director of Talus Renewables, a green ammonia company.

Education

Mr. Kizer holds an MBA and a certificate in International Development from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and a BSBA with concentrations in Finance and International Business from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

He has completed the following FINRA Qualification Examinations: Series 24, 63 & 79.

Career Highlights

At Morgan Stanley’s healthcare investment banking division, his experience included merger and acquisition advisory services to corporate healthcare company’s and financial sponsors, private debt and syndicated loan raises, and private placement equity and public market equity raises and follow-ons.  At Morgan Stanley’s credit risk group, his experience included underwriting new syndicated high yield loan originations in support of company and financial sponsor recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, and merger and acquisition activities.  He additionally managed a portfolio of high yield senior secured healthcare loans.  Before joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Leshner worked in corporate banking covering the healthcare sector at U.S. Bank in New York.  He began his career as a middle market commercial banker at U.S. Bank in the Seattle metropolitan area.

Education

Mr. Leshner holds an MBA from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business, a BA in Financial Economics from Western Washington University, and holds the FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Education

Mr. Maddi graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Economics and a minor in History.

Education

Mr. Patel holds a BSc. Business Management with Marketing from the University of Birmingham, and a Master’s of Science in Finance from the University of Southern California.

Education

Mr. Pierce graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Mathematical Economics and a minor in Physics.

Education

Mr. Raithel holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.  He has completed the following FINRA Administrated Qualifications Examinations (Series 7, 63, 24).

Education

Mr. Regnier holds a BSBA with a dual emphasis in Finance and Accounting from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Career Highlights

Before founding GLC Advisors, Mr. Reynertson was a Managing Director in UBS’ Restructuring & Leveraged Finance Group based in New York. Previously, Mr. Reynertson was a Managing Director and Head of the European Strategic Finance Group at Morgan Stanley in London.  Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Reynertson also held various roles within UBS’ Restructuring team in New York and London including Managing Director and Head of UBS’ European Restructuring team.

Mr. Reynertson was also a crisis manager for Jay Alix Associates (now AlixPartners) where he focused on taking operational roles in financially distressed businesses. Mr. Reynertson also worked in PriceWaterhouse’s (now PwC’s) Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery Group in New York, providing advisory services to troubled companies and their creditors.

Education

Mr. Reynertson has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations: Series 7, 24, 50, 54 & 63.  Mr. Reynertson passed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Securities Exam in the UK including CF21 (Investment Adviser) and CF309 (Customer). Mr. Reynertson held a gaming license with the State of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Reynertson received a BA from Emory University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Michael was a Director with KPMG Corporate Finance LLC and a Partner of St. Charles Capital (acquired by KPMG in 2014), a leading boutique investment banking firm where he served as a Principal. Prior to joining St. Charles, Mr. Richter was a Managing Director at Commerce Street Capital.

Mr. Richter is the Co-Founder of BeeMighty, a non-profit focused on providing medical equipment and therapy to premature babies with ongoing medical challenges.

Education

Mr. Richter has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 7, 63, 24) and holds a BSBA in Business Administration from Western Carolina University and attended the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Education

Michael is a CPA license holder and obtained a Master of Science in accounting and a BSBA degree with a dual emphasis in finance and accounting from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Career Highlights

Michael Sellinger joined GLC in 2009 and has worked on numerous in-court and out-of-court restructurings involving issuers from a range of industries.  Mr. Sellinger’s recent experience includes representing Brookstone in its Chapter 11 filing and creditors in the bankruptcies of iHeart Communications, McClatchy and Toys R Us.

Mr. Sellinger has worked on a variety of corporate gaming transactions at GLC including those involving Boyd Gaming, Borgata, Caesars and Majestic Star.  In addition, having worked on Foxwoods and numerous other casino transactions in Indian Country, he has successfully led GLC’s effort to create the dominant restructuring practice in Tribal gaming.

Mr. Sellinger was previously a Director in UBS’s Restructuring and Growth Capital Groups in San Francisco, where he focused on the restructuring of distressed securities as well as the new issuance of bank loans and high yield bonds.  Mr. Sellinger also covered several leading financial sponsors.

Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Sellinger was an Associate in the Restructuring Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette / Credit Suisse First Boston in San Francisco.  He began his career as an Analyst in Investment Banking for DLJ in Los Angeles.

Education

Mr. Sellinger holds a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with High Distinction.

Mr. Sellinger has successfully completed the following FINRA Qualification Examinations:  Series 7, 24, 63 & 79.

Education

Ms. Shyn received her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Public Relations from The University of Maryland College Park.

Education

Mr. Simon holds a BSBA in Finance and Operations & Information Management from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Education

Mr. Skelly holds a BS in Business with a concentration in Finance and Data Science from New York University Stern School of Business.

Education

Ms. Stark received her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Public Relations from Colorado State University, and has completed course work towards her Master of Arts in Business Communications from Jones International University.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Swindell was CEO of the Civitas Group, an advisory firm specializing in the homeland and national security industries. He was a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, where he ran the Global Debt Capital Markets, Global Consumer and Industrial and US Technology Groups within Investment Banking.  He was a member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee.

He is on the Board of the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences Foundation and several private companies.  Mr. Swindell has successfully completed the FINRA Administered Qualification Examination: Series 7, 63 & 24.

Education

Mr. Swindell holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Education

Mr. Verrone holds a BS in Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Education

Mr. Vige holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Loyola University Maryland and an MBA and JD from The University of Texas at Austin.

Career Highlights

Mr. Wathen was previously a Credit Analyst in the Credit Management Division of TD Bank N.A., where he focused on underwriting credit products for municipalities, middle market & community businesses, and non-profit organizations.

Education

Mr. Wathen holds a BSBA with a concentration in Finance and Marketing, cum laude, from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC, Mr. Williams was a Director in KPMG Corporate Finance LLC’s Technology, Media, and Telecom investment banking group as well as a Vice President with St. Charles Capital, LLC (acquired by KPMG in 2014), a leading boutique investment banking firm. Before joining St. Charles Capital, Mr. Williams was an attorney, focusing on general business, real estate, and securities law.

Mr. Williams is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, including the Business Law and M&A subsections, and he is a frequent speaker on Technology M&A.

Education

Mr. Williams holds a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law as well as a BS in Finance and a BS in Accountancy from Villanova University.

Mr. Williams has completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations (Series 24, 62, 63, & 79).

Education

Mr. Winn holds a BSBA with a dual emphasis in finance and information technology, with distinction, from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Education

Mr. Yang holds a BSBA in Finance and International Business from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Education

Ms. Yu graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Economics, Honors BA in Sociology, and Minor in Statistics.

Career Highlights

Prior to forming Global Leveraged Capital, Mr. Buckner was the Head of The Merchant Banking Group, Western Region at BNP Paribas from 2000 to 2006, and a member of the North American Leveraged Finance Committee, focused on debt and equity investments in event driven transactions. Prior to this, Mr. Buckner was a co-founder of The Merchant Banking Group for Paribas from 1994 to 2000, and a member of its Investment Committee. Mr. Buckner also served on the Paribas Global High Yield Underwriting Committee from 1998 to 2000.

Prior to BNP Paribas/Paribas, Mr. Buckner held several positions in Investment Banking and Structured Finance at Bankers Trust Company from 1988 to 1992. From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Buckner was the Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer at Levi Strauss & Co focused on Corporate Planning and Development. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Buckner held various positions in Product Management and Operations at Levi Strauss & Co. From 1979 to 1982, Mr. Buckner was a strategic consulting analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Education

Mr. Buckner has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations: Series 7, 24, and 63. He received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from The Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia.

Career Highlights

In 2000, Mr. Christian joined Anschutz Investment Company as Managing Director and ultimately managed approximately $1 billion in private equity investments in motion picture productions, radio and newspaper media. From 2010-2014, he chaired the Finance Committee and led the management committee at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, a for-profit, regionally-accredited educational institution.

Returning to his hometown of New Orleans in 2017, Mr. Christian helped design and launch the executive-in-residence program at the Lepage Center at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and volunteers in the program.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining GLC in 2007, Mr. Dwivedy, was an Associate Director in the Financial Sponsors, Leveraged Finance and Restructuring Group at UBS Investment Bank. Prior to UBS Investment Bank, Mr. Dwivedy was an analyst with JPMorgan Chase in the Real Estate and Lodging Group.

Education

Mr. Dwivedy holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business.

Career Highlights

Gilbert W. Harrison is the Chairman of Harrison Group, Inc. and a Senior Advisor in restructuring for GLC Advisors & Co. Mr. Harrison is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Financo, Inc. He founded Financo in 1971 in Philadelphia, where it became one of the leading independent middle market firms in the country, developing its reputation primarily in the retail and consumer industries. Over its 45 year history, Financo has expanded its service offerings significantly, developing resources beyond its traditional merger and acquisition and divestiture work into consulting, principal investments, restructuring and other services relating to the retail and consumer industries. As one of the industry’s premier dealmakers, Mr. Harrison has been involved in orchestrating over 100 merger, acquisition and divestiture deals for retail, apparel, footwear and cosmetic clients.

Mr. Harrison’s other activities include creating a course on mergers and acquisitions at The Wharton School; publishing various articles and academic studies on the state of retailing and mergers and acquisitions, including a chapter in the book entitled, The Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook; and lecturing throughout the country, including moderating and participating in seminars for Retail Week, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Retail Federation, FT Business of Luxury Summit, Russia Retail Summit and the World Retail Congress.

Education

Mr. Harrison received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania in 1962 and his Juris Doctor from The University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1965.He is a member of the Board of Advisors and Executive Committee of The Peggy Guggenheim Collection of the Solomon Guggenheim Foundation in Venice and Mr. Harrison is presently a member of the Board and the Treasurer of the Southampton Hospital Foundation. He is one of the founders of the Retail and Apparel Leadership Group of UJA-Federation of New York, and is Chairman Emeritus of The Educational Foundation of the Fashion Institute of Technology. He also served the Wharton School Undergraduate Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania for eighteen years and has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.

Career Highlights

Mr. Lane previously worked as a Managing Director in GLC’s San Francisco office on a wide variety of recapitalizations, reorganizations, distressed buy-side and sell-side engagements and new financings. Mr. Lane’s transactions at GLC included:

• raising a $200 million debt financing for a private software company;
• representing an ad hoc group of secured and unsecured bondholders of First Energy Solutions;
• representing unsecured bondholders of Basic Energy Services;
• selling Natrol Inc.(nutritional supplement manufacturer) through a Section 363 process; and
• representing Niko Inc. (multinational E&P) in its out-of-court restructuring; and
• representing the secured noteholders of Essar Steel Algoma.

Previously Mr. Lane worked as a Managing Director in UBS’s Restructuring and Leveraged Finance Groups based in San Francisco. While at UBS, Mr. Lane’s transactions included in- and out-of-court solutions for U.S., Canadian and Mexican companies as well as several large, cross-border M&A financings for U.S., European, Indian, Brazilian and Russian enterprises.

From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Lane worked in the Restructuring Group at DLJ and prior to that he was a commercial litigator at Dickinson Wright LLC in Detroit, MI.

Education

Mr. Rossoff has successfully completed the following FINRA Administered Qualification Examinations:  Series 7, 24, 63, and 79.  He earned his BA from Princeton University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Career Highlights

Prior to co-founding KMF, Mr. Thompson was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston and at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation (“DLJ”). While at DLJ, Mr. Thompson established the DLJ Bridge Fund and coordinated its activities for eleven years beginning in 1987. In 1998, he became Chief Credit Officer of the Investment Banking Group and Chairman of the Credit Commitment Committee with responsibility for the capital commitment process for the firm.

Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Thompson was with The First Boston Corporation from 1982 to 1987 where he worked in the project finance group and later started the acquisition finance group that specialized in syndicating bank credit facilities to fund acquisitions. From 1975 until 1982, he worked at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in general corporate and energy lending in New York and London, and from 1973 to 1975 he was a trainee at Brown Brothers, Harriman & Company in the bond department. Mr. Thompson served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1971 to 1977.