Bio

Jake currently serves as the Managing Director and CFO of Alitus Partners. His work includes deal evaluation and execution, as well as working closely with portfolio company management teams in developing and executing their strategic plans. Prior to Alitus, Jake served as an investor, board member and operating executive with private equity-backed portfolio companies during his time with FTL Capital, Thompson Street Capital, and Cequel III. He has been integral in the success of 10 portfolio companies, deploying a total of over $850.0 million of equity, raising over $5.0 billion of debt capital, and executing over 30 M&A transactions since 2002. He began his career in public accounting and investment banking. Jake earned his BSBA in Accounting from Illinois College and his MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Jake is a CPA (non-active).