Bio

Mr. Prough is a Founder of Salem Partners and Salem Partners Wealth Management. In addition to his management responsibilities for Salem Partners' two main businesses, Mr. Prough oversees the firm's Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) investment banking practice, focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions advisory services and capital investment in growth companies in the sector. Since founding Salem Partners, Mr. Prough has completed more than 50 transactions companies in the TMT sector. Mr. Prough also serves on the investment committees of Salem Partners Wealth Management. Mr. Prough is on the board of directors of Critical Mass Studios, is the Co-Chairman of LA Promise Fund and was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the Investment Board of the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings plan. Prior to founding Salem Partners, Mr. Prough was a Vice President in the Media and Communications Investment Banking Group of Furman Selz LLC. Mr. Prough is a graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in Government and was a Harvard Scholar.