Align is an investment bank focused exclusively on infrastructure. Align works with the infrastructure community in the US and Europe. We serve: *Infrastructure portfolio companies supported by first-tier Venture Capital and Private Equity groups. *Venture Capital and corporate venture ...more

Align is an investment bank focused exclusively on infrastructure. Align works with the infrastructure community in the US and Europe. We serve: *Infrastructure portfolio companies supported by first-tier Venture Capital and Private Equity groups. *Venture Capital and corporate venture capital funded infrastructure companies. *Institutional infrastructure investors. *Private and public customers with significant infrastructure projects. Align also focuses on upgrading and managing infrastructure for communities in need. Align's CEO has 38 years of experience starting, growing, and selling investment banks and investment management companies. Align's Advisory Board has over 150 years of experience in investment banking and management. Align's Senior Executives have over 100 years of experience in infrastructure. Over the last 20 years, I helped identify, launch, grow, and manage four alternative investment strategies as CEO, PM, CIO, and Founding Partner. My LPs included CalPERS, Stanford, ultra-high net worth 1940 Act investors, and proprietary capital. Throughout my career, I seek to identify and invest in structural & sustainable change, which includes new business models, disruptive technology, and impacts from demographic trends, through a combination of public market investments and private equity transactions. Select Achievements: • Played a crucial role in merging three investment banks (Dain/Rauscher/Wessels, which RBC bought for $1.2B) and was the founding partner for two other merchant banks (WAH & TWP). • At TWPAM, I grew the portfolio from $0 to $1.2 billion in assets in 2 years. • Achieved a hedge fund ranking based on performance within the top 5% of all long-short equity hedge funds. • Selected by the CIO and alternative investment management team to serve as the portfolio manager to CalPERS, the largest private equity investor globally; developed and delivered an investment solution to CalPERS, generating $100+ million in excess returns over 2.5 years.less