Bio

Jack is an experienced small company investor, having spent more than 12 years investing in and working with lower middle market businesses across a range of industries. Jack is passionate about supporting great managers in building growing and sustainable companies. In 10 years with the Riverside Company, Jack successfully invested in eight platform companies and 22 add-on investments to those platform companies. Jack also served on the boards of these companies and supported management in a wide range of operating initiatives. Through these experiences, Jack has a deep appreciation for and understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with operating and growing lower middle market businesses. Prior to his time at Riverside, Jack spent 2 years at Willis Stein (a Chicago-based private equity firm) and 4 years in investment banking (1 year at Brown Gibbons Lang and 3 years at J.C. Bradford). Jack holds an MBA with Distinction from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Government from Colby College. Jack is a father of two active teenage boys who share his passion for Cleveland sports, for discovering different corners of our great country (particularly the National Parks), and shooting hoops. Jack lives in Cleveland, OH and serves on the boards of two local non-profits (Front Steps, Inc. and Hanna Perkins Center for Childhood Development) and is currently a member of The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio’s LeadDIVERSITY class.