Kevin C. Griffin, Yousef Abuhakmeh and Arnie Joseph ("A.J.") Di Cioccio are the principals of the GP (the "Principals"). The General Partner is not registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") or the securities division of any state, but is registered as an "exempt reporting adviser" under the California "private fund adviser exemption" with the State of California Securities Regulation Division of the Department of Corporations pursuant to Section 260.204.9 of the California Code of Regulations.
Kevin C. Griffin has over 30 years of experience in portfolio management, trading, venture capital and corporate finance. He has direct experience in numerous private equity and public market transactions spanning industries such as high technology (big data analytics and satellite systems), biotechnology and natural resources (oil exploration and production). Previously, Kevin was a Director for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and traded equity and fixed income syndicate offerings for ultra-high net worth and institutional clients. In addition, Kevin co-managed a discretionary quantitative investment portfolio that utilized a proprietary trading and risk assessment algorithm.
Yousef Abuhakmeh has over 9 years of experience in the financial services industry. Yousef was a Sr. Investment Advisor at National Securities Corporation, co-managing a discretionary quantitative investment portfolio for select high net worth individuals that utilized a proprietary trading algorithm. Previously, Yousef was a Vice President at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and advised high net worth clients of the bank specializing in risk management and insurance. Yousef was a key member of Citi's investment banking and capital markets team in the process of taking several companies through an initial public offering.
A.J. Di Cioccio has worked in the securities industry for over 19 years, gaining dedicated experience in portfolio management, trading, and private markets. He has been co-managing a discretionary quantitative investment portfolio for select high net worth individuals that utilizes a proprietary trading algorithm since 2014. A.J. was Senior Vice President for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and was a key member of their investment banking and capital markets team in the process of taking several companies through an initial public offering. Prior to that, he was at Morgan Stanley and then J.P. Morgan advising high net worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients.