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Hank L. Torbert - Managing Partner & Founder
hltorbert@avondaleventures.com
Mr. Torbert has extensive experience in financing, developing and operating small and middle market businesses, in the media and telecom sectors, technology and transportation sectors. Mr. Torbert founded Avondale Ventures in 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Torbert served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast Capital, a media-focused private equity firm with a twenty-five year history. Mr. Torbert expanded Broadcap’s focus from investing in broadcasting to also include digital and converged media, outdoor advertising, content and programming and other sub-sectors.
As a founding investor through Avondale and board member, Mr. Torbert has played an integral role in the launch, development and Initial Public Offering of Mood Media (TSX: “MM”), formerly Fluid Music, Inc. an internet-based music services company. In addition, he has played a vital role in the formation and growth of several other middle market-sized companies. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Torbert was an investment banker at JPMorgan Chase. He served as a Vice President of the Financial Sponsor Group in Middle Market Banking at JPMorgan Chase Bank (a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase) and also covered media and telecom clients in the Equity Capital Markets Group. Additionally, he completed over $100 billion in transactions in the media and telecommunications and technology sectors as a senior associate in the Equity Capital Markets Group, at JPMorgan Securities.
Mr. Torbert also serves as a Director of Consonus Technologies, Inc., an IT services provider. In addition, Mr. Torbert is currently on the Board of Directors of dLs Group, a corporate leadership development firm; Medstar Research Institute; Strive DC; and The Taft School. Mr. Torbert speaks regularly at media industry seminars on venture capital and other investment-related topics and is a recipient of the Network Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 Award. Mr. Torbert holds a B.A. from Columbia University. He earned both a masters degree in International Finance and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Mr. Torbert is also an alumnus and Trustee of the Taft School.
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Reg Greiner – Chief Executive Officer
rgriener@avondaleventures.com
Mr. Greiner has spent the last 15 years in the private equity and corporate finance world. His deal activity has ranged from early stage payment technology companies to billion dollar multi-national financial organizations. His vast experience within private equity markets has enabled him to form many relationships and has been an active board member, advisor, and investor for many emerging companies over the years. Currently Mr. Greiner is actively involved in growing a payments platform in the prepaid debit card industry.
Previously, Mr. Greiner was with UBS Capital in their Strategic Investment Group (SIG). Within this capacity Mr. Greiner and his team were responsible for investing in both direct and fund investments within private equity. His group invested and managed over $1.5 Billion in capital commitments while with UBS. Prior to UBS, Mr. Greiner was with Rare Medium Group’s Venture Practice, where his group transitioned Rare Medium from an Interactive Agency into one of the industry leading Terrestrial Satellite and Telecom Service Groups. (Mobile Satellite Ventures or MSV).
Mr. Greiner holds a B.S. degree in Finance from Siena College and has completed Thesis work at Georgetown University and American University where he was a Presidential Scholar. He is an active advisor to the Young Venture Capitalists Society, the UNC Kenan Flagler VCIC Program, is an avid supporter and volunteer of Pendleton Place Childrens Home.
Current companies Mr. Greiner is currently actively involved are: FirstView Financial
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