Bio

Martin Stein is a Managing Director of Blackford Capital. Mr. Stein has ten years of private equity experience and leads the firm's acquisition sourcing activities and serves on the boards of portfolio companies. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for Industrial Piping, Inc., Best Security Industries, and Zumasys. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Board of Amtech. Mr. Stein has also served on the Boards of four prior Blackford Capital portfolio companies. Mr. Stein has been involved in over a dozen acquisitions, investments, and exits. Prior to founding Blackford Capital, Mr. Stein worked as a consultant with Mercer Management Consulting where he developed growth strategies for Fortune 500 clients such as Sears, Dow Chemicals, Searle Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and PacifiCare Health Systems. Mr Stein received his BA, with honors, from the University of Chicago, where he was a College Honors Scholar and was selected by USA Today as one of the 'Best and Brightest Leaders in America.' He is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School with a focus in operations.