PPC Team
![david baker](/biopics/13248.jpg)
david baker
Principal - Operations Group
![benjamin barry](/biopics/13296.jpg)
benjamin barry
Vice President – Services
![haley bass](/biopics/40877.jpg)
haley bass
Executive Assistant
![chris brannan](/biopics/13256.jpg)
chris brannan
Assistant General Counsel and ESG Officer
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 brickman](/biopics/43818.jpg)
chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products
![spenser brown](/biopics/39301.jpg)
spenser brown
Vice President - Manufactured Products
![alyson brown](/biopics/57522.jpg)
alyson brown
Vice President – Services
![paul carbone](/biopics/13208.jpg)
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
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.
![anthony cardona](/biopics/13268.jpg)
anthony cardona
Investment Partner - Services
![meaghan carey](/biopics/21078.jpg)
meaghan carey
Executive Assistant
![jeff carlson](/biopics/15340.jpg)
jeff carlson
Head of Technology
![carter cast](/biopics/13987.jpg)
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
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
![dennis choi](/biopics/24189.jpg)
dennis choi
Senior Associate
![esther choi](/biopics/27500.jpg)
esther choi
Human Resources Generalist
![rebecca converse](/biopics/25873.jpg)
rebecca converse
Partner and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
![bradley davis](/biopics/13316.jpg)
bradley davis
Finance Manager
![brooke delpiccolo](/biopics/37281.jpg)
brooke delpiccolo
Senior Associate - Partner Relations and Marketing
![kaitlyn desai](/biopics/13276.jpg)
kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products
![alex dexeus](/biopics/53398.jpg)
alex dexeus
Vice President – Operations Management
![audra donnelly](/biopics/55841.jpg)
audra donnelly
Executive Assistant
![anna edgcomb](/biopics/13336.jpg)
anna edgcomb
Vice President – Manufactured Products
![amanda essay](/biopics/13288.jpg)
amanda essay
Vice President - Financial Performance
![david gau](/biopics/13216.jpg)
david gau
President and Head of Operations
![dwight gibson](/biopics/53405.jpg)
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
![tim giulianelli](/biopics/35285.jpg)
tim giulianelli
Vice President of Automation
![parker hewitt](/biopics/48905.jpg)
parker hewitt
Associate
![david hirsch](/biopics/13280.jpg)
david hirsch
Chief Financial Officer – Operations Group
![kim iheme](/biopics/55855.jpg)
kim iheme
Executive Assistant
![phillip iler](/biopics/13300.jpg)
phillip iler
Vice President - Manufactured Products
![matthew kasper](/biopics/16833.jpg)
matthew kasper
Vice President – Operations and Strategic Finance
![ben keating](/biopics/37587.jpg)
ben keating
Associate
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](/biopics/13992.jpg)
eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services
![jen klein](/biopics/37098.jpg)
jen klein
Paralegal
![erica kosches](/biopics/44632.jpg)
erica kosches
Associate
![alli kothari](/biopics/53391.jpg)
alli kothari
Associate
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.
![emma lee](/biopics/48912.jpg)
emma lee
Associate
![tom leverton](/biopics/14349.jpg)
tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services
![mike manno](/biopics/26165.jpg)
mike manno
Vice President – Services
![connor marks](/biopics/35305.jpg)
connor marks
IT Support Specialist
![keely murphy](/biopics/40381.jpg)
keely murphy
Technology Project Manager
![charles muth](/biopics/24179.jpg)
charles muth
Senior Associate
![michael nelson](/biopics/13228.jpg)
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
![stephanie paine](/biopics/13236.jpg)
stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
![lana passarelli](/biopics/55848.jpg)
lana passarelli
Legal & Compliance Associate
![casey perz](/biopics/44181.jpg)
casey perz
Associate, Partner Relations and Marketing
kayley pitman
Event Manager
![tony pritzker](/biopics/13204.jpg)
tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
![rachel roberts](/biopics/43862.jpg)
rachel roberts
Executive Assistant
![miguel roman](/biopics/31909.jpg)
miguel roman
Accounts Payable Clerk
![judy schroffel](/biopics/13982.jpg)
judy schroffel
Senior Executive Assistant
![anish sharan](/biopics/31970.jpg)
anish sharan
Head of Digital Transformation
![sarah simao](/biopics/37093.jpg)
sarah simao
Executive Assistant
![bradley smith](/biopics/40386.jpg)
bradley smith
Tax Director
brennan smith
Associate
![renee stock](/biopics/27185.jpg)
renee stock
Fund Controller
![matthew talarico](/biopics/37592.jpg)
matthew talarico
Associate
![chris trick](/biopics/13264.jpg)
chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
![brad west](/biopics/13244.jpg)
brad west
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
![silvia yim](/biopics/13284.jpg)
silvia yim
Vice President of Human Resources
Senior Leadership
![paul carbone](/biopics/13208.jpg)
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
![david gau](/biopics/13216.jpg)
david gau
President and Head of Operations
![michael nelson](/biopics/13228.jpg)
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
![tony pritzker](/biopics/13204.jpg)
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](/biopics/43818.jpg)
chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products
![paul carbone](/biopics/13208.jpg)
paul carbone
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
![anthony cardona](/biopics/13268.jpg)
anthony cardona
Investment Partner - Services
![carter cast](/biopics/13987.jpg)
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](/biopics/25873.jpg)
rebecca converse
Partner and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
![david gau](/biopics/13216.jpg)
david gau
President and Head of Operations
![dwight gibson](/biopics/53405.jpg)
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
![eric kieras](/biopics/13992.jpg)
eric kieras
Investment Partner - Services
![tom leverton](/biopics/14349.jpg)
tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services
![michael nelson](/biopics/13228.jpg)
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
![stephanie paine](/biopics/13236.jpg)
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, 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.
![tony pritzker](/biopics/13204.jpg)
tony pritzker
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
![chris trick](/biopics/13264.jpg)
chris trick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
![brad west](/biopics/13244.jpg)
brad west
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Investments
![benjamin barry](/biopics/13296.jpg)
benjamin barry
Vice President – Services
![spenser brown](/biopics/39301.jpg)
spenser brown
Vice President - Manufactured Products
![alyson brown](/biopics/57522.jpg)
alyson brown
Vice President – Services
![anthony cardona](/biopics/13268.jpg)
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.
thomas chadwick
Investment Partner - Manufactured Products
![dennis choi](/biopics/24189.jpg)
dennis choi
Senior Associate
![kaitlyn desai](/biopics/13276.jpg)
kaitlyn desai
Principal - Manufactured Products
![anna edgcomb](/biopics/13336.jpg)
anna edgcomb
Vice President – Manufactured Products
![parker hewitt](/biopics/48905.jpg)
parker hewitt
Associate
![phillip iler](/biopics/13300.jpg)
phillip iler
Vice President - Manufactured Products
![ben keating](/biopics/37587.jpg)
ben keating
Associate
![eric kieras](/biopics/13992.jpg)
eric kieras
Investment Partner - 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.
![erica kosches](/biopics/44632.jpg)
erica kosches
Associate
![alli kothari](/biopics/53391.jpg)
alli kothari
Associate
![emma lee](/biopics/48912.jpg)
emma lee
Associate
![mike manno](/biopics/26165.jpg)
mike manno
Vice President – Services
![charles muth](/biopics/24179.jpg)
charles muth
Senior Associate
![michael nelson](/biopics/13228.jpg)
michael nelson
Managing Partner and Head of Investing
brennan smith
Associate
![matthew talarico](/biopics/37592.jpg)
matthew talarico
Associate
Operations
![david baker](/biopics/13248.jpg)
david baker
Principal - Operations Group
![chris brickman](/biopics/43818.jpg)
chris brickman
Operating Partner - Manufactured Products
![jeff carlson](/biopics/15340.jpg)
jeff carlson
Head of Technology
![carter cast](/biopics/13987.jpg)
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](/biopics/53398.jpg)
alex dexeus
Vice President – Operations Management
![amanda essay](/biopics/13288.jpg)
amanda essay
Vice President - Financial Performance
![david gau](/biopics/13216.jpg)
david gau
President and Head of Operations
![dwight gibson](/biopics/53405.jpg)
dwight gibson
Operating Partner – Manufactured Products
![tim giulianelli](/biopics/35285.jpg)
tim giulianelli
Vice President of Automation
![david hirsch](/biopics/13280.jpg)
david hirsch
Chief Financial Officer – Operations Group
![matthew kasper](/biopics/16833.jpg)
matthew kasper
Vice President – Operations and Strategic Finance
![tom leverton](/biopics/14349.jpg)
tom leverton
Operating Partner - Services
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](/biopics/40877.jpg)
haley bass
Executive Assistant
![chris brannan](/biopics/13256.jpg)
chris brannan
Assistant General Counsel and ESG Officer
![meaghan carey](/biopics/21078.jpg)
meaghan carey
Executive Assistant
![jeff carlson](/biopics/15340.jpg)
jeff carlson
Head of Technology
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.
![esther choi](/biopics/27500.jpg)
esther choi
Human Resources Generalist
![rebecca converse](/biopics/25873.jpg)
rebecca converse
Partner and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships
![bradley davis](/biopics/13316.jpg)
bradley davis
Finance Manager
![brooke delpiccolo](/biopics/37281.jpg)
brooke delpiccolo
Senior Associate - Partner Relations and Marketing
![audra donnelly](/biopics/55841.jpg)
audra donnelly
Executive Assistant
![kim iheme](/biopics/55855.jpg)
kim iheme
Executive Assistant
![jen klein](/biopics/37098.jpg)
jen klein
Paralegal
![connor marks](/biopics/35305.jpg)
connor marks
IT Support Specialist
![stephanie paine](/biopics/13236.jpg)
stephanie paine
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
![lana passarelli](/biopics/55848.jpg)
lana passarelli
Legal & Compliance Associate
![casey perz](/biopics/44181.jpg)
casey perz
Associate, Partner Relations and Marketing
kayley pitman
Event Manager
![rachel roberts](/biopics/43862.jpg)
rachel roberts
Executive Assistant
![miguel roman](/biopics/31909.jpg)
miguel roman
Accounts Payable Clerk
![judy schroffel](/biopics/13982.jpg)
judy schroffel
Senior Executive Assistant
![sarah simao](/biopics/37093.jpg)
sarah simao
Executive Assistant
![bradley smith](/biopics/40386.jpg)
bradley smith
Tax Director
![renee stock](/biopics/27185.jpg)
renee stock
Fund Controller
![brad west](/biopics/13244.jpg)
brad west
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
![silvia yim](/biopics/13284.jpg)