Capital Markets & Crisis Experience

Market Makers & Specialist Units
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX)

Managed capital and risk across multiple structural market disruptions, including:

1987 crash · LTCM · Dot-com unwind · 9/11 · 2008 Financial Crisis · Flash Crash

These events shaped a durable operating philosophy:

• Liquidity disappears faster than models suggest

• Correlations converge under stress

• Incentives drive behavior more than forecasts

• Structure and discipline matter more than prediction

The experience of managing capital during multiple structural market disruptions shaped a lasting principle:

Risk must be understood in real time — not reconstructed after the fact

Experience operating within regulated exchanges and complex capital structures provides perspective
directly applicable to public companies, private equity portfolio companies, ESOP-owned businesses,
and multi-generational family enterprises

Founder, Operator & Capital Steward

Founded Gateway Partners, a market-making and specialist firm, registered
broker-dealer and a member firm of all U.S. options exchanges

Architected and built the Gateway Trading System (GTS) — a proprietary derivatives
valuation and firm-wide risk infrastructure platform providing real-time
exposure visibility across over 500 securities

Successfully exited to a NASDAQ-listed company

Hands-on experience with:

• Building regulated financial infrastructure

• Capital formation and balance sheet discipline

• Scaling teams in volatile environments

• Supervisory and compliance oversight

• Strategic transaction execution and exit

This was capital at risk — not advisory from the sidelines

Technology, Governance & Long-Term Capital

I advise technology companies, venture-backed startups, and long-term capital partners on governance, strategic growth, and enterprise resilience.

As a Founder of Gildre, I built an invite-only community that connects founders with experienced operators, investors, and advisors to help companies move from product-market fit to scalable, durable businesses. Through this work, I regularly mentor founders on leadership, governance, capital strategy, and execution.

My advisory work focuses on:

• Board and governance effectiveness
• Founder and executive leadership development
• Capital allocation and financing strategy
• Product-led growth (PLG) and go-to-market (GTM) execution
• Risk management and long-term enterprise value creation
• Aligning incentives, control, and sustainable growth

I also serve as an Advisory Board Member to high-growth technology companies, providing strategic guidance on scaling operations, navigating growth inflection points, strengthening governance, and preparing organizations for long-term value creation.

Board-Relevant Themes

Across public, private, ESOP, and family-controlled enterprises, I contribute a perspective on:

• Capital allocation under uncertainty

• Incentive alignment and governance integrity

• Risk transparency and early signal recognition

• Technology oversight without narrative capture

• Preserving enterprise value across generational transitions

The focus is durable value creation — not episodic performance