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He graduated from the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting. [1] [2]
He started his career at the Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Group. [1] [2] He then worked at Deloitte's Corporate Finance Group. [1] [2]
He is the Managing Partner of Forté Management, specializing in financial business management, and the Founder and Managing Partner of Forté Capital Advisors, a private equity firm. [1] [2] From 1998 to 2002, he managed Erik Prince's financial portfolio. [3] [4] [5] He led the buyout of Xe Services (formerly known as Blackwater), now known as Academi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [6] He helped expand the United States Training Center of Academi in Moyock, North Carolina and negotiated its first training contracts with the United States federal government. [7] He sits on its board of directors as well as Box Services, The Wall Group, Inc., L'Wren Scott Fashion, and Serge Normant Professional. [1] [2]
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