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Bob is a co-founder of SEP and has spent over 25 years seeking, partnering with, and supporting owner/operated businesses as they look to preserve their cultures while taking full advantage of their growth potential. He is actively involved in establishing and implementing the firm’s strategic vision and promoting the core investment and cultural principles. Bob is active in business development and new company investment selection. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee.

Bob began his career working for an operating company in the midst of integrating a half dozen acquisitions as they grew their product offering and territory. He later joined an investment bank as an M&A specialist until leaving a few years later to pursue direct investing in the mid-1990s.

Bob graduated with a BA in History from Georgetown University (with a stint at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia) and later received an MBA from UCLA (spending a portion of the term at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy).