PPC Team
david baker
Principal - Operations Group
benjamin barry
Vice President – Services
haley bass
Executive Assistant
ellie baumgartner
Senior Finance Associate
Ben Barry is a Vice President on the Services team for Pritzker Private Capital. Ben works with Kenco Logistics, Lawley, 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
alyson brown
Vice President – Services
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
anthony cardona
Investment Partner - Services
meaghan carey
Executive Assistant
jeff carlson
Head of Technology
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. In 2024, Paul was named to Family Capital magazine’s FamCap 50 as one of the top investors in the world of family capital.
Paul serves on the board of trustees or directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for Morgan Street Holdings. In addition, Paul is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Paul received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from The College of the University of Chicago.
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.
demetre carnot
Associate
carter cast
Operating Partner – Commercial
thomas chadwick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
esther choi
Human Resources Generalist
rebecca converse
Partner and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
bradley davis
Finance Manager
brooke delpiccolo
Senior Associate - Partner Relations and Marketing
kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products
alex dexeus
Vice President – Operations Management
audra donnelly
Executive Assistant
james dziubla
Controller
anna edgcomb
Vice President – Manufactured Products
amanda essay
Vice President - Financial Performance
erica friedman (kosches)
Associate
david gau
President and Head of Operations
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
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
ben keating
Senior Associate
eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services
jen klein
Paralegal
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.
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm’s Services team. Eric works with EDP, HeartLand, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, Lawley, 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.
alli kothari
Associate
keely krugler
Technology Project Manager
emma lee
Associate
mike manno
Vice President – Services
connor marks
IT Support Specialist
crystal massa
Executive Assistant
paulina michael
Receptionist
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
lana passarelli
Legal & Compliance Associate
casey perz
Associate, Partner Relations and Marketing
kayley pitman
Event Manager
tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
rachel roberts
Executive Assistant
miguel roman
Accounts Payable Clerk
mason schilling
Associate
judy schroffel
Senior Executive Assistant
hannah sermersheim
Administrative Assistant
anish sharan
Head of Digital Transformation
sarah simao
Executive Assistant
bradley smith
Tax Director
brennan smith
Associate
matthew talarico
Senior Associate
chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
brad west
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
silvia yim
Vice President of Human Resources
Senior Leadership
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
david gau
President and Head of Operations
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
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. In 2024, Paul was named to Family Capital magazine’s FamCap 50 as one of the top investors in the world of family capital.
Paul serves on the board of trustees or directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for Morgan Street Holdings. In addition, Paul is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Paul received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from The College of the University of Chicago.
Partners
chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
anthony cardona
Investment Partner - Services
carter cast
Operating Partner – Commercial
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. In 2024, Paul was named to Family Capital magazine’s FamCap 50 as one of the top investors in the world of family capital.
Paul serves on the board of trustees or directors of The University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Larry H. Miller Company, and Misericordia Home. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for Morgan Street Holdings. In addition, Paul is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Paul received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from The College of the University of Chicago.
thomas chadwick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
rebecca converse
Partner and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
david gau
President and Head of Operations
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm’s Services team. Eric works with EDP, HeartLand, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, Lawley, 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.
chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
brad west
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Investments
benjamin barry
Vice President – Services
alyson brown
Vice President – Services
spenser brown
Vice President - Manufactured Products
anthony cardona
Investment Partner - Services
Ben Barry is a Vice President on the Services team for Pritzker Private Capital. Ben works with Kenco Logistics, Lawley, 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.
demetre carnot
Associate
thomas chadwick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products
anna edgcomb
Vice President – Manufactured Products
erica friedman (kosches)
Associate
parker hewitt
Associate
phillip iler
Vice President - Manufactured Products
ben keating
Senior Associate
eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services
alli kothari
Associate
emma lee
Associate
mike manno
Vice President – Services
Eric Kieras is an Investment Partner for Pritzker Private Capital and co-leads the Firm’s Services team. Eric works with EDP, HeartLand, Highline Warren, Kenco Logistics, Lawley, 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.
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
mason schilling
Associate
brennan smith
Associate
matthew talarico
Senior 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.
alex dexeus
Vice President – Operations Management
amanda essay
Vice President - Financial Performance
david gau
President and Head of Operations
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
tim giulianelli
Vice President of Automation
david hirsch
Chief Financial Officer – Operations Group
matthew kasper
Vice President – Operations and Strategic Finance
keely krugler
Technology Project Manager
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
haley bass
Executive Assistant
ellie baumgartner
Senior Finance Associate
chris brannan
Assistant General Counsel and ESG Officer
meaghan carey
Executive Assistant
jeff carlson
Head of Technology
esther choi
Human Resources Generalist
rebecca converse
Partner and 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.