Investor in, builder of, advisor and mentor to, emerging and unique private companies involved in consumer brands, luxury, retail, food, digital/media, fitness, lifestyle, art & design, marketplaces. Founder & CEO, Circle Peak Capital, private investment partnership, founded 2002, invests in, and advises, companies alongside entrepreneurs, funds, and/or family offices (SFOs, MFOs). Circle Peak invests in control or minority investments, and will incubate. Involved in @ 20 principal investments since 1998 with @ $300 million of funded private capital and $2B in sales. Board member of, or Board advisor to, ten private companies since 1998. Partnerships with GPs and family offices. Philanthropic endeavors involving cancer, education, music, peace.