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Management Team
The two founding Operating Partners, RT Arnold and Rush McCloy, have
worked together buying and building microcap companies since 2005.
R.T. Arnold
Prior to starting his work with Rush in 2005, R.T. gained professional experience in both operations and finance working in politics and investment banking. R.T. served as the Deputy Campaign Manager for the Eristoff for New York State Senate Campaign. Prior to that, R.T. spent four years working at Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in both New York and London specializing in Financial Institutions M&A and High Yield finance. R.T. earned his B.A. from Duke University as a double-major in Economics and French, and also received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. While attending Wharton, R.T. was accepted into the Commercial Leadership Program at GE, the Company’s top sales and marketing management training program, and worked in the Energy Finance Group of GE Capital. R.T. sits on the board of Manduka, a high performance yoga accessories company, and has actively worked with management to streamline the Company’s operations, reduce working capital requirements and establish the Company’s financial controls. R.T. is a founder of Fighting for Philly Kids - a not-for-profit supporting after school programs in greater Philadelphia. R.T. has also spent significant time working on East African economic development, is a Coro Leadership Fellow and serves on the Alumni Council of St.Bernard’s School.
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Rush McCloy
Prior to partnering with R.T. in 2005 to buy and build microcap companies, Rush built his professional career in entrepreneurial management, finance and military service. Rush is an officer in the reserves and recently returned from Afghanistan, where he served a year tour and was awarded the Bronze Star. Immediately before partnering with R.T., Rush worked in the private equity industry for Allianz Capital Partners in Munich, Germany. Rush started his career in investment banking and then in derivatives origination and structuring for JPMorgan Chase Securities. Rush subsequently founded and ran Epache, Inc., a knowledge management software company. Rush received his M.B.A. from the Wharton Business School, where he received the Paul Green Award for Knowledge Creation, an MA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors, and his BA from the University of Virginia. Rush founded and sits on the board of Students4Students, serves on the board as finance director for the Ubuntu Education Fund, serves on the Executive Committee of Deerfield Academy, is an active member of the American Council on Germany and runs marathons around the world to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
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