Bio

Ken Marlin is Managing Partner and Founder of Marlin & Associates. Ken has spent over the past 25 years leading and advising international middle-market firms. He has been CEO of global firms and has bought, sold and raised growth capital for his own companies along with advising dozens of others. Immediately before founding M&A, Ken led the Business Information and Internet practice at the media merchant bank and private equity fund Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Ken earned a BA from the University of California (Irvine), an MBA from UCLA, and a post-MBA Advanced Professional Certificate in Corporate Strategy from New York University. He is a former Captain and infantry company commander in the US Marine Corps (serving two tours in the Far East), and a former board member of the American Red Cross of Greater New York and the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School. Currently, Ken is a member of the Board of Directors of the Phoenix House Foundation as well as a Board Member of the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club. He also works to support the Wall Street Warriors Foundation as well as the BJ/SPSA Homeless shelter, where he and his daughter are regular overnight volunteers. Ken lives in Manhattan with his wife, daughter, a dog, a cat, and a turtle. Ken is a registered securities principal and holds series 24, 7, 62 and 63.