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Gavin M. Turner, Managing Partner
Gavin Turner is a Managing Partner and founder of Mainsail Partners. In addition to leading new investments, Mr. Turner is actively involved as a board member for all of Mainsail’s portfolio companies. Prior to founding Mainsail Partners, Mr. Turner was a Vice President responsible for west coast media and communications investments at Summit Partners, a leading private equity firm with over $7 billion under management. During his seven years at Summit Partners, Mr. Turner completed 14 investments totaling over $200 million of capital. Mr. Turner previously served on the Board of Directors of Systech Corporation and held a senior management position at Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (an investment he co-led while at Summit which was ultimately acquired by RFMD for $900 million). Mr. Turner received an A.B. in Economics, with Honors, from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
C. Jason Payne, Managing Partner
C. Jason Payne is a Managing Partner and founder of Mainsail Partners. In addition to leading new investments, Mr. Payne is actively involved as a board member for all of Mainsail’s portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Payne was a founder and Vice President, Corporate Development of WiredCapital, a venture-backed technology company, and held a variety of roles in corporate development and operations with American Dental Partners (NASDAQ: ADPI). During his tenure with ADPI, Mr. Payne helped grow the company from start-up to over $130 million in revenues and over 1,500 employees through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Mr. Payne began his career with Summit Partners, a private equity firm with over $7 billion under management. Mr. Payne received an A.B. in International Relations from Stanford University.
Mark R. Hamachek, Vice President
Mark Hamachek is responsible for leading new investments as well as working with current portfolio companies. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Mr. Hamachek was a Sr. Manager with Amazon.com’s corporate development team. While at Amazon.com, Mr. Hamachek managed integration and due diligence for multiple transactions including Audible.com, a $300 million public merger. Prior to Amazon.com, Mr. Hamachek was a Senior Consultant with Acclaro Growth Partners, a capital advisory and merger & acquisition consulting firm. At Acclaro, Mr. Hamachek led due diligence for Private Equity firms acquiring industrial and consumer companies between $50 and $250 million. Previously, he was Senior Manager at Guidant Corporation where he held operating roles in sales and product management. Mr. Hamachek received a B.A in Geology from Williams College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Zac Carman, Senior Associate
Zac Carman is responsible for sourcing and executing new investments as well as working with current portfolio companies. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Mr. Carman held operating roles of increasing responsibility at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) and IBM Storage Technology Division. While at Hitachi GST, Mr. Carman identified and executed outsourcing and consolidation efforts resulting in annual savings in excess of $10M. Prior to IBM, Mr. Carman worked as an investment intern for the Special Opportunities Group, a venture capital firm focused on optical networking. Mr. Carman received an A.B. in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College.
Jordan Wolfe, Associate
Jordan Wolfe is responsible for sourcing and executing new investments as well as working with current portfolio companies. Prior to joining Mainsail Partners, Mr. Wolfe worked as an Analyst at ThinkEquity Partners where he advised private and public companies on equity financings and M&A transactions. Mr. Wolfe also spent a summer working at Credit Suisse First Boston within the Global Industrials and Services Investment Banking group. Mr. Wolfe received a B.S. in Business, with Honors and High Distinction, from Indiana University.
Andrew D. Polacek, Associate
Andrew Polacek is responsible for sourcing and executing new investments as well as working with current portfolio companies. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Mr. Polacek worked in the Media, Sports, and Entertainment group at Houlihan Lokey in Los Angeles, advising clients on valuations, financing, and buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisition representation. Previously, Mr. Polacek was a summer analyst at Legacy Partners Group, a boutique investment bank, in New York City. Mr. Polacek graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with degrees in Economics, magna cum laude and with distinction, and Business Administration, with distinction.
Vince Todaro, Associate
Vince Todaro is responsible for sourcing and executing new investments as well as working with current portfolio companies. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Mr. Todaro was a project manager at JOBY Inc. and was responsible for managing production logistics at their manufacturing facilities in southern China. Before JOBY Inc., Mr. Todaro was an operations manager at Todaro Bros, a specialty food retailer in New York City. Mr. Todaro is a cum laude graduate of Cornell University, with a degree in Applied Economics and Management, and is a former member of Cornell's Varsity Tennis Team.
Lars Ahlstrom, Chief Financial Officer
Lars Ahlstrom has extensive experience in the private equity and venture capital industry, having worked extensively with leading firms such as Golden Gate Capital, Storm Ventures, Silicon Prairie Partners and International Equity Ventures. He has held CFO and Controller positions in several other companies, including XenSource, All Bases Covered, the American Basketball League, ISDA & Co, Esprit International and Leasing Solutions. Mr. Ahlstrom received a BS in Industrial Engineering, with Distinction, from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the UCLA Graduate School of Management.
Alexandra Kearns, Office Manager / Executive Assistant
Alexandra Kearns is the Executive Assistant to Mark Hamachek. She is also Mainsail’s Office Manager and Event Coordinator. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Ms. Kearns worked as an Executive Assistant with JPMorgan’s Private Bank and as an Administrative Assistant at Flad & Associates. Ms. Kearns received an A.B. in Political Science with minors in Spanish and Sociology from University of California at Davis.
Jamie Whitehurst, Executive Assistant
Jamie Whitehurst is the Executive Assistant to Gavin Turner and C. Jason Payne. Prior to Mainsail Partners, Ms. Whitehurst worked as the Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the CEO of Rearden Commerce, a web-based productivity tool, and as the Direct Marketing Manager at Tower Records. Ms. Whitehurst received an A.B. in Psychology with a minor in Art History from Stanford University.
John Freidenrich, Member of the Investment Committee
Mr. Freidenrich received his bachelor's degree and LLD from Stanford University and began his career as a lawyer, starting the law firm of Ware & Freidenrich in 1968, now part of DLA Piper Rudnick, one of Silicon Valley's preeminent firms serving the technology community. Mr. Freidenrich also founded the venture capital firm, Bay Partners in 1976 and led the firm for over a quarter century. He has been closely involved with Stanford University, where he was a member of the Board of Trustees for a decade and Chairman of the Board for four years in the mid-1990s. Mr. Freidenrich is currently Chairman of the Board, Packard Children's Hospital, and Director of Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
Robert F.X. Burlinson, Member of the Investment Committee
Mr. Burlinson is the Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Regis Management Company, a money management firm. Mr. Burlinson previously worked as a Principal for Industrial Growth Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle-market manufacturing businesses. Mr. Burlinson also executed public and private financings and merger advisory assignments for Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mr. Burlinson began his career in the private placements group of Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corporation. Mr. Burlinson received an A.B. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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