Bio

Kenneth Brotman is a Founder and Managing Partner of ACON Investments. Prior to co-founding ACON in 1996, Mr. Brotman was a Partner of Veritas Capital, a New York-based private equity investment firm. Prior to joining Veritas, Mr. Brotman was an Associate at Bain Capital and served as a Principal of Wasserstein Perella Management Partners. Mr. Brotman serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the following ACON fund portfolio companies: Atlantic Sustainable Catch, Bargain Hunt, Beauty by Imagination, Diverzify+, Fleetwash, Funko, New Era, Novipax, ProEnergy, SUZOHAPP and True Value. In addition, Mr. Brotman serves on the Board of WattBridge, a developer and operator of peaking power solutions enabling renewable energy growth. Mr. Brotman has previously served on numerous boards of ACON fund/investment vehicle portfolio companies, including Carulla Vivero, Fairway Media Group, Fiesta Mart, Florimex International, GBarbosa Comercial, Grupo Sala, idX, Igloo Products, Refac/U.S. Vision, Spencer Spirit (Spencer’s Gifts and Spirit Halloween) and SAE Towers. Outside of ACON, Mr. Brotman was a member of the Board of Directors of Foundation Carulla, one of Colombia’s most successful early childhood development and education non-profits for underprivileged children, and previously served as its chairman. The Foundation was funded with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Carulla Vivero, a prior ACON fund portfolio company. Mr. Brotman received a B.S.e, cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.