Brandon Bethea
Co-Founder & Partner
Mr. Bethea is a Co-Founder and Partner of Aterian Investment Partners and serves on the Investment Committee. Mr. Bethea has been a private equity investor since 2000. Prior to Aterian, he was a Principal with Insight Equity, an investment professional with Freeman Spogli & Co and began his career with Salomon Smith Barney’s investment banking division.
Since 2015, Mr. Bethea has also served on the Endowment Committee of Christ Church in Pelham, New York. Mr. Bethea received his AB from Harvard University where he was a member of the Varsity Men’s Tennis Team. Mr. Bethea also earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Brandon originally hails from Oklahoma and in another life would aspire to be the Sooners’ Offensive Coordinator.
Michael Fieldstone
Co-Founder & Partner
Mr. Fieldstone is a Partner at Aterian Investment Partners and serves on its Investment Committee. Mr. Fieldstone has been engaged in private equity investing for more than 20 years. Prior to founding Aterian in 2009, Mr. Fieldstone was a Principal at Sun Capital Partners involved with numerous investments including family/founder, corporate carve-out, restructuring and growth-oriented situations as well as a Principal at Apollo Management involved with the diligence, acquisitions and monitoring of investments. Mr. Fieldstone began his career at Salomon Smith Barney as a generalist in the Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banking group.
Mr. Fieldstone received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Michael was born and raised in Miami, the home of the championship Miami Hurricane teams of the 1980s, and currently enjoys spending time with his family running after his two young kids.
Christopher Thomas
Co-Founder & Partner
Mr. Thomas is a Partner at Aterian Investment Partners and serves on the Investment Committee. Mr. Thomas has over 20 years of transaction and operation experience from growth specific opportunities to complex situations. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Thomas was a Principal at Sun Capital Partners focused primarily on chemical, industrial and consumer products in the public and private markets. Mr. Thomas began his career in the Investment Banking group at Oppenheimer in New York, where he executed various corporate transactions and financings.
Mr. Thomas graduated cum laude from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Hailing from Miami, Chris is likely to be found fishing with his wife and three young children, or tinkering on something in the backyard.
Joshua Ciampa
Managing Director
Mr. Ciampa is a Managing Director at Aterian Investment Partners involved in sourcing, transaction due diligence, and portfolio company activities. He has been a private equity investor since 2010 and prior to Aterian was an Investment Professional at First Atlantic Capital, where he was an active member of the firm’s packaging, industrials, and business services investments. Mr. Ciampa spent 5 years at GE Capital in the Sponsor Finance and Antares lending platforms, and completed GE’s Financial Management Program.
Mr. Ciampa graduated cum laude from Boston University with a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Philosophy, and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Ryan Miller
Managing Director
Mr. Miller is a Managing Director at Aterian Investment Partners involved in sourcing, transaction due diligence, underwriting and portfolio company activities. Mr. Miller has been a private equity investor since 2003. Prior to Aterian, he was a Managing Director with Dunes Point Capital and Lindsay Goldberg, and began his career with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Lehman Brothers’ investment banking divisions.
Mr. Miller received a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with a Minor in Technology Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Ryan grew up in the Chicagoland area and passionately supports all Chicago sports teams other than the Cubs.
Daniel Phan
Managing Director
Mr. Phan is a Managing Director at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to joining, Mr. Phan was at Corporate Partners LLC (formerly known as Lazard Alternative Investments), a middle market private equity firm focused on minority equity, structured capital, and buyouts across industries. Mr. Phan began his career as an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom group at Deutsche Bank.
Mr. Phan received a B.A in Economics from Duke University, with a certificate in Markets and Management studies. Originally hailing from New Jersey, in his free time Daniel enjoys golfing, for which he has the unique talent of making it both a leisure activity as well as a high-cardio workout from excessive swings and long scenic walks through the rough.
Jorge Fabre
Principal
Mr. Fabre is a Principal at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Mr. Fabre was most recently an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Wells Fargo Securities. While at Wells Fargo, Mr. Fabre focused on a broad range of advisory assignments across various industries.
Mr. Fabre received a B.S. in Finance from the Warrington School of Business at the University of Florida. Jorge is a Dominican Republic native who grew up in Central Florida, unfortunately making him an Orlando Magic fan.
Daniel Krasnow
Principal
Mr. Krasnow is a Principal at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Mr. Krasnow was most recently an Analyst in the Industrials group at Wells Fargo Securities. While at Wells Fargo, Mr. Krasnow focused on a broad range of advisory assignments across the chemicals and metals spaces.
Mr. Krasnow received a B.A. in Political Economy and China Asia Studies from Cornell University. Mr. Krasnow is an avid Chicago Cubs fan and dressed up as a Cubby more than once for Halloween while growing up.
Brian Moore
Principal
Mr. Moore is a Principal at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Mr. Moore was previously an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Deutsche Bank.
He received his BS in Economics from Duke University with a Finance Concentration and earned an MA in Economics from Duke University with a concentration in applied financial economics. Originally joining the Aterian team in New York, Mr. Moore is now based in Aterian’s Florida office. In his free time, Brian enjoys spending time with his daughter and is grateful Grandma lives nearby.
Jay Taunk
Principal
Mr. Taunk is a Principal at Aterian Investment Partners involved in sourcing, transaction due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Mr. Taunk was previously with SK Capital Partners and Radial Equity Partners, and has been a private equity investor since 2013.
He received his B.S. in Finance from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is based in Aterian’s Florida office.
Alexander Youngwall
Vice President
Mr. Youngwall is a Vice President at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Mr. Youngwall was most recently an Analyst in the Industrials group at Wells Fargo Securities. While at Wells Fargo, Mr. Youngwall focused on a broad range of advisory assignments across the chemicals and metals spaces.
Alex received a B.S. in Business Management from Babson College. A Long Island native, Alex enjoys frequent visits home where he spends time playing lacrosse with his brothers and going on hikes with his dog.
Carlos Sanchez
Senior Associate
Mr. Sanchez is a Senior Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Sanchez was an Associate at Quad-C Management, where he primarily focused on evaluating business services and food & beverage investments. Mr. Sanchez began his career in the Communications, Media, and Entertainment Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets.
Carlos graduated magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. In his spare time, Carlos enjoys watching Formula 1 and trying new restaurants with friends.
Reeves Balderson
Associate
Mr. Balderson is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Balderson was an Investment Banking Associate on the Leveraged Finance team at BMO Capital Markets, where he worked on a broad range of leveraged buyout, mergers & acquisition, and refinancing transactions across various industries.
Reeves graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business with a BBA. Reeves enjoys exploring new restaurants, cheering on Philadelphia and Michigan sports teams, and traveling in his free time.
Bobby Crawford
Associate
Mr. Crawford is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Crawford was an Associate at Audax Private Equity. Mr. Crawford began his career in the Consumer practice at EY-Parthenon.
Bobby received a B.A. in Computer Science and a Minor in Spanish Language & Literature at Dartmouth College. In his free time, Bobby enjoys taking advantage of South Florida weather by rollerblading along Miami Beach, and he’d like to get his boating and scuba licenses soon.
Ryan Fuchs
Associate
Mr. Fuchs is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Fuchs was a Private Equity Associate at CORE Industrial Partners, where he focused on investments in the industrial services sector. Prior to that, Mr. Fuchs was a member of the Chemicals Investment Banking Group at Piper Sandler.
Ryan received a B.S. in Finance from Siena College. In his free time, Ryan enjoys fitness, traveling and rooting for the Minnesota Vikings.
Hunter Huseby
Associate
Mr. Huseby is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Huseby was an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at KeyBanc Capital Markets. While industry agnostic, Mr. Huseby worked on transactions across the Industrials and Business Services spaces, among others.
Hunter received a B.S. in Finance and a Master’s in International Business from the University of Florida, where he served as a member of the Florida Blue Key leadership society and as a University Ambassador. In his free time, Hunter enjoys live music, fitness, golf, international travel, and watching the Gators and Yankees.
Mikaal Khan
Associate
Mr. Khan is an associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to joining Aterian, Mr. Khan was an associate for Quad-C Management and began his career as an investment banking analyst with the transportation and logistics group at Harris Williams.
Mikaal received a B.S. in Commerce with distinction from the University of Virginia. In his free time, Mikaal enjoys reading, spending time with family, and exploring national parks.
Marvin Leveille
Associate
Mr. Leveille is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. Leveille was an analyst on the Leveraged Finance Team at Wells Fargo Securities. While industry agnostic, Mr. Leveille worked on transactions across the Industrials, Consumer & Retail, and Business Services spaces, among others.
Marvin received a B.S. in Economics and Minor in Business Administration from Florida A&M University (FAMU) where he served as the Student Supreme Court Chief Justice and Vice President of the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Marvin is a descendent of Haitian immigrant parents and in his free time enjoys spending time with family & friends watching the Miami Heat & Dolphins dominate their respective leagues.
Nolan O’Rear
Associate
Mr. O’Rear is an Associate at Aterian Investment Partners assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the firm. Prior to Aterian, Mr. O’Rear was an Investment Banking Analyst at D.A. Davidson, where he focused on sell-side M&A mandates for clients across the aerospace & defense, building products, and machinery & equipment sectors.
Mr. O’Rear received a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Northern Illinois University. Nolan is a former member of the U.S. national karate team and still enjoys practicing the sport in his free time.
