PPC Team

david baker
Principal - Operations Group

angela baroni
Executive Assistant

benjamin barry
Vice President – Services

haley bass
Executive Assistant
Ben Barry is a Vice President on the Services team for Pritzker Private Capital. Ben works with Kenco Logistics and Valicor. Ben initially joined PPC in 2017 as an Associate and rejoined in 2021 after serving as Chief of Staff at Valicor, a PPC Company, for one year. Prior to PPC, Ben was an Associate at Summit Partners and an investment banking Analyst at Baird. Ben received his B.B.A. from Emory University.

chris brannan
Assistant General Counsel and ESG Officer

chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products

spenser brown
Vice President - Manufactured Products

paul carbone
Co-Founder and President
Paul serves on the board of trustees/directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago (Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee), The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home as well as its Endowment Fund. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago.
In 2016, Paul received the Stanley C. Golder Award from the Illinois Venture Capital Association in recognition of his contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois. Paul has served as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional judge as well as national judge for the Family Business category. In 2020 and 2022, Family Capital magazine named Paul one of the Top 100 most influential people among family investors and family enterprises.
Paul is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The College of the University of Chicago. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

anthony cardona
Principal - Services

meaghan carey
Executive Assistant - PPC Firm Operations

jeff carlson
Head of Technology

carter cast
Operating Partner – Commercial
Jeff Carlson is Head of Technology for Pritzker Private Capital and oversees PPC’s IT team and provides strategic and tactical guidance as well as develops cross-collaboration across the IT professionals at the PPC Companies. Jeff joined PPC in 2020 after previously having served as Director of Information Technology at Pritzker Group since 2014. Prior to PPC/Pritzker Group, Jeff was a Vice President of Information Technology at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a Vice President at Bank of America, and a Senior Developer at Vista Software Solutions (now JDA Software). Jeff received his M.S. and B.S. from Northern Illinois University.

thomas chadwick
Principal - Manufactured Products

dennis choi
Senior Associate

esther choi
Human Resources Coordinator

rebecca converse
Head of Global Strategic Partnerships

bradley davis
Finance Manager

brooke delpiccolo
Senior Associate - Partner Relations and Marketing

kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products

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Vice President - Financial Performance

cait farry
Event Coordinator

kaz frazier
Administrative Assistant

david gau
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Operations

tim giulianelli
Vice President of Automation

parker hewitt
Associate

david hirsch
Chief Financial Officer – Operations Group

phillip iler
Vice President - Manufactured Products

matthew kasper
Vice President – Operations and Strategic Finance
Matthew Kasper is Vice President – Operations & Strategic Finance for Pritzker Private Capital. Matthew works with the PPC Companies to support the execution of strategic, financial, and operational value creation initiatives. Matthew joined PPC in 2020 as an Associate. Prior to PPC, Matthew was an investment banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Matthew received his B.S. from Indiana University.

ben keating
Associate

eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services

jen klein
Paralegal

erica kosches
Associate
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm's Services team. Eric works with EDP, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, and Valicor. Eric joined PPC in 2020. Prior to PPC, Eric was a Managing Director at JZ Partners and previously an investment banker at P&M Corporate Finance. Eric received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

kati kostyk
Executive Assistant

emma lee
Associate

tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services

mike manno
Vice President – Services

connor marks
IT Support Specialist

keely murphy
Technology Project Manager

charles muth
Senior Associate

michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing

stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer

casey perz
Associate, Partner Relations and Marketing

tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

rachel roberts
Executive Assistant

miguel roman
Accounts Payable Clerk

judy schroffel
Senior Executive Assistant

anish sharan
Head of Digital Transformation

sarah simao
Executive Assistant

bradley smith
Tax Director

renee stock
Fund Controller

matthew talarico
Associate

ethan thomas
Senior Associate

chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products

caitlin valko
Office Administrator

brad west
Partner and General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer

silvia yim
Vice President of Human Resources
Caitlin Valko is an Office Administrator for Pritzker Private Capital and assists in overall office management and coordination, conferencing, administrative activities, and other projects. Caitlin joined PPC in 2021 and previously was an Office Administrator for Pritzker Group. Caitlin received her B.A. from the University of South Carolina where she was a member of the NCAA Carolina Girls Dance Team.
Management Committee

paul carbone
Co-Founder and President

david gau
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Operations

michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing

tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
Paul serves on the board of trustees/directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago (Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee), The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home as well as its Endowment Fund. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago.
In 2016, Paul received the Stanley C. Golder Award from the Illinois Venture Capital Association in recognition of his contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois. Paul has served as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional judge as well as national judge for the Family Business category. In 2020 and 2022, Family Capital magazine named Paul one of the Top 100 most influential people among family investors and family enterprises.
Paul is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The College of the University of Chicago. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Partners

chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products

paul carbone
Co-Founder and President

carter cast
Operating Partner – Commercial

david gau
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Operations
Paul serves on the board of trustees/directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago (Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee), The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home as well as its Endowment Fund. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago.
In 2016, Paul received the Stanley C. Golder Award from the Illinois Venture Capital Association in recognition of his contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois. Paul has served as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional judge as well as national judge for the Family Business category. In 2020 and 2022, Family Capital magazine named Paul one of the Top 100 most influential people among family investors and family enterprises.
Paul is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The College of the University of Chicago. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services

tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services

michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing

stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm's Services team. Eric works with EDP, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, and Valicor. Eric joined PPC in 2020. Prior to PPC, Eric was a Managing Director at JZ Partners and previously an investment banker at P&M Corporate Finance. Eric received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products

brad west
Partner and General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer
Investments

benjamin barry
Vice President – Services

spenser brown
Vice President - Manufactured Products

anthony cardona
Principal - Services

thomas chadwick
Principal - Manufactured Products
Ben Barry is a Vice President on the Services team for Pritzker Private Capital. Ben works with Kenco Logistics and Valicor. Ben initially joined PPC in 2017 as an Associate and rejoined in 2021 after serving as Chief of Staff at Valicor, a PPC Company, for one year. Prior to PPC, Ben was an Associate at Summit Partners and an investment banking Analyst at Baird. Ben received his B.B.A. from Emory University.

dennis choi
Senior Associate

kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products

parker hewitt
Associate

phillip iler
Vice President - Manufactured Products

ben keating
Associate

eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services

erica kosches
Associate

emma lee
Associate
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm's Services team. Eric works with EDP, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, and Valicor. Eric joined PPC in 2020. Prior to PPC, Eric was a Managing Director at JZ Partners and previously an investment banker at P&M Corporate Finance. Eric received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

mike manno
Vice President – Services

charles muth
Senior Associate

michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing

matthew talarico
Associate
Operations

david baker
Principal - Operations Group

chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products

jeff carlson
Head of Technology

carter cast
Operating Partner – Commercial
Jeff Carlson is Head of Technology for Pritzker Private Capital and oversees PPC’s IT team and provides strategic and tactical guidance as well as develops cross-collaboration across the IT professionals at the PPC Companies. Jeff joined PPC in 2020 after previously having served as Director of Information Technology at Pritzker Group since 2014. Prior to PPC/Pritzker Group, Jeff was a Vice President of Information Technology at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a Vice President at Bank of America, and a Senior Developer at Vista Software Solutions (now JDA Software). Jeff received his M.S. and B.S. from Northern Illinois University.

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Vice President - Financial Performance

david gau
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Operations

tim giulianelli
Vice President of Automation

david hirsch
Chief Financial Officer – Operations Group

matthew kasper
Vice President – Operations and Strategic Finance

tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services

keely murphy
Technology Project Manager

anish sharan
Head of Digital Transformation
Matthew Kasper is Vice President – Operations & Strategic Finance for Pritzker Private Capital. Matthew works with the PPC Companies to support the execution of strategic, financial, and operational value creation initiatives. Matthew joined PPC in 2020 as an Associate. Prior to PPC, Matthew was an investment banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Matthew received his B.S. from Indiana University.
Firm Operations

angela baroni
Executive Assistant

haley bass
Executive Assistant

chris brannan
Assistant General Counsel and ESG Officer

meaghan carey
Executive Assistant - PPC Firm Operations

jeff carlson
Head of Technology

esther choi
Human Resources Coordinator

rebecca converse
Head of Global Strategic Partnerships

bradley davis
Finance Manager
Jeff Carlson is Head of Technology for Pritzker Private Capital and oversees PPC’s IT team and provides strategic and tactical guidance as well as develops cross-collaboration across the IT professionals at the PPC Companies. Jeff joined PPC in 2020 after previously having served as Director of Information Technology at Pritzker Group since 2014. Prior to PPC/Pritzker Group, Jeff was a Vice President of Information Technology at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a Vice President at Bank of America, and a Senior Developer at Vista Software Solutions (now JDA Software). Jeff received his M.S. and B.S. from Northern Illinois University.

brooke delpiccolo
Senior Associate - Partner Relations and Marketing

cait farry
Event Coordinator

kaz frazier
Administrative Assistant

jen klein
Paralegal

kati kostyk
Executive Assistant

connor marks
IT Support Specialist

stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer

casey perz
Associate, Partner Relations and Marketing

rachel roberts
Executive Assistant

miguel roman
Accounts Payable Clerk

judy schroffel
Senior Executive Assistant

sarah simao
Executive Assistant

bradley smith
Tax Director

renee stock
Fund Controller

caitlin valko
Office Administrator

brad west
Partner and General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer
Caitlin Valko is an Office Administrator for Pritzker Private Capital and assists in overall office management and coordination, conferencing, administrative activities, and other projects. Caitlin joined PPC in 2021 and previously was an Office Administrator for Pritzker Group. Caitlin received her B.A. from the University of South Carolina where she was a member of the NCAA Carolina Girls Dance Team.