About
I’m an investor and operator with over 20 years of experience across consumer, retail, healthcare, and technology-driven businesses. My background spans public markets, venture capital, and company building - experiences that has given me exposure from the earliest stages through exit and across multiple market cycles. I’m currently a General Partner at XRC Ventures, where I lead investments in consumer brands and commerce-enabled technology companies and manage the Brand Capital Fund. I work closely with founders and boards on strategy, capital allocation, M&A, strategic partnerships, and governance-related decisions - often alongside large public companies who we count as LPs and investment partners. Earlier in my career, I spent a decade in investing and equity research covering retail, consumer, and healthcare at Robertson Stephens, Morgan Keegan, and Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, as part of a Financial Times–recognized research team. I’m also a 2x venture-backed consumer technology fo…
Experience
General Partner
XRC Ventures · New York City Metropolitan Area
Present
At XRC Ventures, we invest across two fund strategies: a Consumer Tech Fund (consumer tech & enterprise SaaS) and a Brand Capital Fund (CPG brands). Our edge comes from deep ties with CFOs and execs at major consumer and retail companies, giving us unique insight to source, invest in, and scale high-potential startups.
Investor
WISE Ventures, LLC · Greater New York City Area
WISE Ventures is a venture fund focused on Seed to Series B tech-enabled opportunities across sports & entertainment, consumer, real estate, and adjacent industries. Select Investments include: Latch (SPAC IPO) | Fevo | Youi.TV (Acq'd by WarnerMedia) | Moved | Slate
Co-Founder & Coo
QUINN · New York, New York
QUINN, backed by well-known angel investor Jason Calacanis, XRC Labs, and Accenture, is an on-demand shopping and last-mile delivery platform for multi-brand retailers and their customers. Appeared on the Today Show, quoted in CNN, US News, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Glossy.co, Bustle, MarketWatch, and Monster.com.
Co-Founder & Coo
OKMYOUTFIT, Inc · Greater New York City Area
OKMYOUTFIT is a mobile application that allows you to connect with a celebrity stylist. Data captured in those interactions include: demo, geo-tagging, brands, price preferences, wish list items; providing a robust data set to inform retailers on consumer purchasing trends and behavior. Featured on ABC News; The Best of Fashion Tech, Internet Week 2015.
Healthcare, Retail, and Consumer Investments
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC · New York, New York
Member of 15-person investment team for top asset management firm with over $13 billion AUM. Focused on investments in the Healthcare, Retail, and Consumer space, accounting for *1B+ of portfolio.
Growth Equity Investments
Chelsea Capital · New York, New York
Lead analyst responsible for identifying trading strategy and identifying long and short opportunities and investment ideas for generalist hedge fund.
Equity Research, Specialty Retail
Morgan Keegan & Company · New York, New York
First Team All-American Research Team, #1 ranked research team in the Specialty Retail sector, according to the Financial Times Institutional Investor.
Growth Equity Group
RS Investments · San Francisco, California
Member of 13-person investment team, spin-off of Robertson Stephens investment arm, focused on high-growth companies for top asset management firm with over $12 billion AUM.
Education
San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business
BS, Honors in Corporate Finace and Financial Services
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