David brings a deep and broad experience of founding and leading cutting-edge Private Equity and Consulting firms. As a Co-Founder and Partner at Kinzie Capital, he is Head of Portfolio Operations and is responsible for assisting in the execution of value creation initiatives for Kinzie's portfolio companies through innovative technology and operations.
In addition, he is the Founder and Managing Partner at Clarity Partners, a high-growth management and technology consulting firm based in Chicago.
David brings a working background of over 25 years across financial services, technology consulting, systems implementation, human capital management, and operations sectors to help drive Chelsea into its next chapter of growth.
In addition to serving on the Board at Chelsea, he also serves on the Boards of private companies such as ShapeLog and Colony Display and in the community on the Board of the Hanul Family Alliance. In 2017, he was featured by Chicago United in their Business Leaders of Color publication.
Bob has worked in lighting manufacturing since 2007, including at Cooper Lighting, WAC Lighting, and Apogee Translite, with responsibilities of engineering, product development, sales, and marketing. Prior to that, he worked in printed circuit board manufacturing at Photocircuits Corporation, serving as Vice President of Customer Support and on the restructuring committee for the company’s Chapter 11 reorganization operations.
Bob is a retired Navy Captain with 30 years of military service and has made many deployments throughout the world, including combat operations in Afghanistan, the Korean Theater of Operations, and Emergency Management Operations with FEMA and New York State. Bob holds a BS in Engineering from the US Naval Academy, an MBA from the University of Rhode Island, and Joint Professional Military Certification from the Air Command and Staff College. He actively serves as Commander of American Legion Post 336, Charter Organization Sponsor for Boy Scout Troop 195, and as a US Naval Academy Blue and Gold Officer. Bob is an avid runner and completed the New York City marathon in 2013. He is married to his wife, Theresa, and they have three children
Greg is a seasoned executive with over 31 years of experience in the finance departments of private equity portfolio and publicly traded companies. Most recently, he was CFO of RESCON, a portfolio company of PNC Mezzanine Capital, and prior to that was CFO of InfuSystem, a publicly traded company where he led the financial team through a period of explosive valuation growth. Greg is a change agent who was featured in Forbes Insights’ magazine in 2016 for his transformational approach to financial process improvement.
Greg was a commissioned officer in the US Army, serving as a Platoon Leader in Operation Desert Storm. He holds a BS in Accountancy from Boston College’s Carrol School of Management, an MBA in Finance with co-majors in Marketing and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and is a CPA in the State of Connecticut. Greg and his wife have four sons and reside in Stamford, Connecticut, with their cat Oliver. In his free time, he enjoys watching, playing, and coaching sports, traveling, reading about history and current events, and listening to Bruce Springsteen.
Glenn spent 17 years working at Lutron Electronics, one of the premier manufacturers in the lighting control industry. He held roles in sales and sales management in the Southeastern, Southwestern, and Northeastern United States, most recently as Northeast Area Sales Director. While at Lutron, Glenn became an AIA accredited CEU presenter and regularly spoke at IES, AIA, and ASID meetings. He then broadened his industry experience working at a manufacturer’s representative agency, where he gained a new perspective on the lighting industry, representing leading lighting, lighting control, and automated window shade manufacturers. In addition to managing sales for his division of the agency, he also led the estimating, project management, and customer service teams.
Glenn graduated from Lafayette College with a joint degree in Mathematics and Economics. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, golfing, and quality time with his wife and two daughters.
Robert carries deep organizational expertise. He currently serves as the Account Executive for some of Chelsea’s premier contractors, including Structuretone, JRM, Henegan, Clune, and ADCO. In 2013, Robert helped write Chelsea’s first National Account contract with a large Retail Bank. In 2018, Robert helped Chelsea become a strategic partner for a large technology firm operating in New York City, and in 2019-2020, helped that firm take over 1.6M square feet in new office space. In 2020, Robert helped lead the team responsible for the largest single project closing in Chelsea’s history.
Robert graduated with a BA in Psychology from Villanova University and received an MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University. Robert is originally from Short Hills, NJ but currently lives in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan. In his spare time, Robert can be found snowboarding, fishing, golfing, and traveling.
Having held positions in Project Management, Estimating, and Sales, Randall carries a rich understanding of Chelsea as a whole and has been an integral part of some notable Chelsea projects, including the 96th Street Subway Station, 3 World Trade, the Marriott Marquis Times Square, and the Marriott Edition Madison Square Park. Randall has enjoyed significant accomplishments with general contractors, owner’s representatives, and owners.
Randall received a BS in Business Administration from Bryant University and was a member of Bryant’s varsity football team. Residing in New York City, he enjoys the outdoors and is an avid golfer, hiker, and skier.
Eric is now responsible for all planning, projects operations and financial performance, and development in the Project Management Lighting and Controls group. He is a hands-on leader and can frequently be found at client job sites or participating in client meetings. Eric has overseen some of Chelsea’s most high-profile jobs and has developed a solid business reputation with some of New York City’s largest general contractors, owners, and owner representative groups.
Eric received both his BS in International Business and MBA degrees from Quinnipiac University. He currently resides in Manhattan and in his spare time enjoys cooking, riding Peloton, and spending time with his niece and three nephews on the Jersey Shore.
Bill has over 35 years of experience as a Human Resources and Operations professional, spending the majority of his pre-Chelsea career with United Parcel Service and Cablevision Systems Corporation. Bill has held leadership positions in Talent Acquisition, Management and Development, Health and Safety, Employee Relations, and Labor Relations. He developed a broad business acumen over his career through additional leadership roles in Operations Management, Marketing, and Industrial Engineering. Bill was an adjunct faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology, where he taught Human Resources professional certification courses.
Bill holds a Senior Certified Professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management. He received his BS in Finance from Fordham University, MS with distinction in Human Resource Management and Labor Relations from the New York Institute of Technology, and MBA with honors in Total Quality Management from Dowling College. Bill, his wife, and son reside in Point Lookout, NY. He is an avid cook and a Notre Dame and lacrosse fan.
Board of Directors
Kinzie Capital is a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies in the consumer, manufacturing and service industries. In 2017, she launched Kinzie as part of her long-standing vision to advance the use of technology, data analytics and innovation to help investors unlock value for companies. Her creative outlook on the use of technology in the Private Equity sector leads to improved operational efficiency and new avenues for growth within Kinzie’s diverse portfolio of companies and investors. Three years after its founding, Kinzie was recognized by the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) as Female Founded Firm of the Year 2020.
Michael is an architect and entrepreneur who built VOA and Associates, an international architecture and design practice headquartered in Chicago, from which he retired in 2020. The firm designed notable buildings in healthcare, higher education, hospitality, entertainment, and workplace environments with 8 offices in the U.S., China and Brazil. Representative clients included Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Google, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the Walt Disney Organization, the Chicago Cubs, Virgin Hotels, in addition to major hotel brands, banks and corporate entities.
As CEO of Carat, one of the largest media agencies in the world, Angela brings more than 20 years of experience in transforming companies. Her expertise includes business strategy, building diverse leadership teams and developing new products to capitalize on marketplace trends. Angela has guided strategies to drive growth leveraging B2B and B2C marketing, product innovation, corporate culture and broad vertical expertise working with companies ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her experience spans consumer packaged goods, technology, QSR, auto and retail, including direct to consumer and ecommerce.
Peter Schwab is a Managing Director and Member of the Investment Committee at Kinzie Capital Partners, where he assists in the development of Kinzie’s team and the sourcing and execution of investments. In addition, Peter advises on investment evaluation, assisting with transaction execution, providing value-added oversight to portfolio companies, and helping the team with strategy execution.
With over 40 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and advisory services, Peter has served as a longtime counselor to Kinzie and an Advisory Board Member. Previously, he was Managing Director and a Group Head at Piper Jaffray, Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital in Restructuring, President of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance, LLC (Investment Bank), and Head of Consumer/Retail for Capital Advisory, also at Ernst & Young.