Archives: Senior Team members
Michael Kalen
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Michael Kalen is a senior executive with a track record of growth and profitability. He has led large life insurance, annuity and wealth management companies while also becoming a leader in InsurTech and FinTech innovation. Mr. Kalen is currently the CEO of Covr Financial Technologies, a provider of digital life insurance solutions for financial institutions, […] Joyce Hrinya
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Joyce Hrinya has nearly 30 years of experience leading companies and efficiently building profitable consumer brands. She has held executive leadership positions in general management, marketing, strategic planning, and business development. Ms. Hrinya is the Founder & Managing Partner of A & R Strategy Partners where she assists owners, boards and CEOs of small to […] Mark Froehlich
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Mark Froehlich has over 30 years of experience in risk management and value creation. Mr. Froehlich is currently the Founder & Principal of Impact Partners Global, a risk management and business advisory group that also manages Aegis Alabama Venture Fund, a CAPCO fund that invests in private companies based in the state of Alabama. Prior […] Jonathan E. Kahn
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Jonathan Kahn has over 30 years of investing, operating and risk management experience. Mr. Kahn is currently CEO of AgriFiber Solutions LLC, an agricultural technology and manufacturing company located in Mundelein, Illinois. AgriFiber’s innovative corn and oat based fibers provide specialty ingredient solutions to some of the world’s largest food manufacturers. Before that, Mr. Kahn […] Billy Goldstein
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Billy Goldstein is an Operating Partner with Star Mountain Capital, LLC, helping add value to the firm’s underlying operating companies including assisting with identification of strategic add-on acquisitions and other M&A and financing related matters. He has over 20 years of experience running industry practices, advising C-level executives and boards of directors, negotiating transactions, leading deal […] Wendell Reilly
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Wendell Reilly has over twenty years of private equity, entrepreneurial and executive management experience in media and communications. Mr. Reilly joined Peachtree Equity Partners, a lower-middle market investment fund, in 2009 as a partner. Prior to Peachtree, Mr. Reilly founded Grapevine Communications, a venture-backed group of eight television stations. He has also served as Chief […] Dr. Anthony Pesco
June 17th, 2020 by dzign
Dr. Anthony Pesco brings 25 years of finance, risk management and investment experience to Star Mountain as a strategic investor and Senior Advisor. Tony recently retired from Credit Suisse after 18 years where he held several leadership roles including running a 500-person global team which generated approximately $2 billion in annual revenues. Tony initially joined […] Susan Kilsby
June 16th, 2020 by dzign
Susan S. Kilsby is an experienced corporate advisor and operator who currently serves and has previously served on the Board of Directors of some of the world’s largest consumer and healthcare corporations. She is currently the Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chairman at Diageo. She is also a Non-Executive director of BHP and its […] Douglas Waggoner
June 16th, 2020 by dzign
Douglas Waggoner has over 40 years of financial and executive management experience across finance, asset management, business development and client relationship management. Mr. Waggoner’s distinguished career includes over 20 years at BlackRock, where he played a key role in building BlackRock’s institutional business into the largest and most successful in the asset management industry. As […] John Olert
June 16th, 2020 by dzign
Mr. Olert has 30 years of experience across financial services, capital markets, credit, and risk management with a deep understanding of crisis management, credit research, compliance, cyber security and corporate governance. He qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and is an adjunct professor at Fordham University. Mr. Olert retired from Fitch Group, Inc. in […]