Bio

AJ has been with Charter Capital Partners since he started as an intern in 2016. In his current role as Vice President, he focuses on due diligence, deal execution, portfolio monitoring, and fund management activities for the Charter Growth Capital Fund, the Michigan Accelerator Fund, and Charter's numerous other venture capital and private equity investments. He also contributes as a deal team member for Charter's mergers and acquisitions practice, having worked on deals across the manufacturing, industrials, technology, and consumer sectors. He also leads internal technology and software initiatives for the firm. In 2023, AJ earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the weekend program with concentrations in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Accounting. AJ graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2017 with a BBA in Finance and Business Economics and was a graduate of the Frederik Meijer Honors College. AJ resides in downtown Grand Rapids and in his free time can often be found on a golf course, in a local coffee shop, or on the water enjoying time in the sun with family and friends.