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Founding Partners
Governor Jeb Bush
Governor Jeb Bush is the Chairman and Founding Partner of Finback Investment Partners. He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 through 2007 during which time he cut $20 billion in state taxes and vetoed more than $2.3 billion in earmarks. His approach helped unleash one of the most robust and dynamic economies in the nation, creating 1.3 million net new jobs and improving the state’s credit ratings, including achieving the first ever triple-A bond rating for Florida. During his two terms, Governor Bush championed major reform of government, in areas ranging from health care and environmental protection to civil service and tax reform. His top priority was the overhaul of the state’s failing education system. Under Governor Bush’s leadership, Florida established a bold accountability system in public schools and created the most ambitious school choice programs in the nation. Today, Florida remains a national leader in education and is one of the only states in the nation to significantly narrow the achievement gap.
Most of Governor Bush’s professional career has been spent in the private sector as an investor and strategic advisor to companies. He has founded three private equity firms, Finback Investment Partners, Dock Square Capital, and Britton Hill Holdings. Prior to the founding of his investment firms, Governor Bush served as a Senior Advisor at Lehman Brothers and Barclays investment banks.
Governor Bush previously served as a Presidential Professor of Practice at University of Pennsylvania. He also served as a visiting professor and fellow at Harvard University, an executive professor at Texas A&M University and has been awarded several honorary doctorates from collegiate institutions across the country. Governor Bush has been recognized for his contributions to public policy by national organizations including the Manhattan Institute, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and the Jack Kemp Foundation. Governor Bush earned his bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
Governor Bush serves as Lead Director of IHS Towers and is a Board Member of InnovAge and Bloomberg Philanthropies. He also serves on the Advisory Board of AgAmerica Lending, Investcorp Strategic Capital Group, and Jackson Healthcare. For philanthropic endeavors, he serves as the Chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a national nonprofit education reform organization he founded to transform education in America. He is also the Chair of the Advisory Board for the George and Barbara Bush Foundation.
Jeb Bush Jr.
Jeb Bush Jr. is a Founding Partner of Finback Investment Partners. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner at Dock Square Capital. He has spent the last 15 years of his professional career in management consulting, advising companies on business development and strategy. He serves as a Board member on Rio Grande Exploration & Production and Lumina Analytics, an AI-enabled technology platform. He also has entrepreneurial and growth equity experience, sitting on the boards of The Salty Donut and Biscayne Brewery. His nonprofit experience includes the Barbara Bush Foundation, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and KIPP Miami Public Schools. He holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and a M.A. from Florida International University.
George Huber
George Huber is a Founding Partner of Finback Investment Partners. George and Governor Jeb Bush have been investment and advisory partners for more than a decade, owning and co-managing a series of investment firms. George was successor Chairman and Managing Partner of Britton Hill Holdings and is co-Founder and Managing Partner at Dock Square Capital, both Finback predecessors, middle-market private equity firms. George has over 40 years of business investment and management experience. George is also Founder and Chairman of Equity Investment Group, a diversified family office investment company that has consummated over $2 billion in transactions for its own account since 1990. Immediately prior to partnering with Governor Bush, George was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Vista Capital Management, a private equity investment firm with more than $1 billion in assets under management, and of its affiliate, Peak Campus Companies, one of the country’s largest student housing companies. Earlier in his career, George worked in real estate development in Dallas.
George serves as a Trustee for Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. He also serves as a Board member or Advisor for numerous companies, including Elliott Bay Capital Trust, Zips Car Wash, AgAmerica Lending, Bridge 33 Capital, MountainSeed, and Garden City Investments. Among his philanthropic endeavors, George is on the Board of Directors for New Story Charity, a nonprofit community-building innovation company with a mission to end world homelessness. George holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. with Honors from the University of Michigan.
Jack Oliver
Jack Oliver is a Founding Partner of Finback Investment Partners. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner at Dock Square Capital, a middle-market private equity firm also founded by Governor Jeb Bush.
Jack Oliver works across the highest levels of international and national politics, government, technology, finance and business to provide senior relationship management and unparalleled insights at the intersection of public policy, communications, innovation and commerce. Jack develops relationships with Fortune 100 companies, financial sponsors and governmental actors across the globe.
Most recently, Jack served for 13 years as a Senior Advisor to Barclays and Lehman Brothers, providing counsel for top clients across investment banking and capital markets management on cross-border and national transactions. Additionally, he is a Senior Advisor to companies including Aspiration, 8vc, Palantir Technologies, Addepar, Leeo, and Rubicon Global. He is also a former Lead Director for eHealth.
Jack served as National Finance Vice-Chairman for Bush-Cheney 04 and Victory 2004 managing the campaign’s national operations and was principal in the campaign’s leadership. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Republican National Committee where he oversaw all day-to-day operations and management in policy, communications, and strategy during the 2002 National election cycles, which resulted in historic Republican gains in both the House and Senate. In 2000, Jack served as National Finance Director for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign and managed a fundraising effort that shattered all previous presidential fundraising records. In 2016, Jack was the National Co-Chair of Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign.
He served for two years as Co-Chairman of the ONE Campaign, an organization founded by U2's Bono and supported by the Gates Foundation with the mission to raise public awareness about global poverty and disease in developing countries. He is a member of the Robin Hood Foundation Leadership Council; a member of the Council of Foreign Relations; on the National Leadership Council of Communities in Schools; an Advisory Council member of the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University; a Member of the External Advisory Board of the Washington University Gephardt Institute for Public Service; an Advisory Member of the Leadership Council at the Danforth Plant Science Center; a Member of the National Leadership Committee of the George W. Bush Foundation; and former Director for the Legacy Educational Foundation and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Jack received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Vanderbilt University and a law degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Team
Max Blank
Max Blank is a Associate at Finback Investment Partners. Prior to joining Finback, Max was an Investment Banking Analyst at PJT Partners, within the firm’s M&A group. Max holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Justin Grand
Justin Grand is a Principal Investor and the Chief Operating Officer at Finback Investment Partners. Justin has more than 10 years of investment and finance experience with a focus on middle and upper middle market investing. Prior to joining Finback, Justin worked with the firm’s managing directors for five years as a Vice President at Dock Square Capital, where he was instrumental in building the firm’s legacy portfolio. Previously, Justin led an entrepreneurial endeavor where he was the Head of Strategy and Operations for a venture-backed waste and recycling company with operations across the U.S. He also spent several years at Comvest Partners, an operationally focused middle market private equity firm with close to $4 billion in assets under management. He started his career as an investment banking analyst at JPMorgan, within the firm’s leveraged finance group. Justin serves on the Board for Spectrio and is a Board Observer for Academic Partnerships and Seniorlink. Justin holds a B.A. from Cornell University, magna cum laude.
Malcolm Ingalsbe
Malcolm Ingalsbe is a Senior Associate at Finback Investment Partners. Prior to joining Finback, Malcolm was a Summer Analyst at INCA Investments, a Latin America-focused hedge fund with over $900 million in AUM. After this, he worked at CdR Hollander Asset Management, a Miami-based asset management firm with over $1 billion in AUM. Malcolm holds a B.A. from the University of Miami, where he was Head of the Consumer Sector for University of Miami’s Student Managed Investment Fund.
Adam Kamadia
Adam Kamadia is a Controller at Finback Investment Partners. Previously Adam was a Controller at MKH Capital, a middle-market private equity firm based in Miami, FL. Prior to joining MKH, Adam was a Supervisor on the private equity team at SS&C ALPS where he successfully managed the fund administration of over $4 billion in assets across a variety of private equity structures and strategies. Before joining SS&C ALPS, Adam was an international tax consultant at Deloitte. Adam is a licensed CPA and holds a Bachelor of Accounting and a Master of Accounting from Florida International University.
Mary Ann Laconte
Mary Ann Laconte is a Principal, Head of Business Development at Finback Investment Partners. Mary Ann has 18 years of fundraising experience managing a network of senior political, corporate, and individual relationships. Before joining Finback, Mary Ann spent 11 years at the Republican Governors Association, where she served as the National Finance Director, overseeing the entire fundraising operation while identifying, cultivating, and maintaining strategic relationships with corporate and individual investors, governors, and senior staff. Before the RGA, Mary Ann served in various fundraising roles at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, VolPAC, the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee, and Victory 2004. Mary Ann serves on the Duke Cancer Institute's Board of Advisors and holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Santiago Marulanda
Santiago Marulanda is a Principal at Finback Investment Partners. Prior to joining Finback, Santiago was a Senior Associate at Sun Capital Partners, an operationally focused middle market private equity firm. He began his career as an investment banking analyst at Nomura Securities, within the firm’s M&A group. Santiago holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia, as well as an M.S. in Finance from UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce.
Dan Michael
Dan Michael is the Chief Financial Officer of Finback Investment Partners. Dan is also the Chief Financial Officer for Dock Square Capital, Finback’s predecessor, middle-market private equity firm. Dan has over 15 years of financial accounting experience across funds and large accounting firms. Prior to joining Finback, Dan was the Head of Finance and Accounting for Blue Vista Capital Management, a private equity investment firm with more than $1 billion in AUM, and Vice President of Finance for the parent of its affiliate, Peak Campus Companies, one the largest student housing companies in the country. Dan is a Partner and CFO at Equity Investment Group, a diversified family office investment company, where he has served in a similar role for many of its affiliates and portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, Dan was a senior accounting professional with Ernst & Young’s Assurance and Advisory Division. He serves on the Board of Directors of Wellspring Interfaith Social Services and holds an M.B.A. from Indiana University and a B.S. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Bob Pan
Bob Pan is a Principal Investor and Head of Originations at Finback Investment Partners. He is responsible for sourcing and execution of new investment opportunities. Prior to joining Finback, Bob was a Partner at Abry Partners, a private equity firm focused on control and non-control investments in business and information services companies. During his 17 years at Abry, he sourced, executed, and managed investments across many sectors including business and information services, cybersecurity, and professional services. He has served on numerous boards and advisory groups. He started his career as an investment banking analyst at UBS, within the firm’s M&A group. Bob holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson is a Business Development Vice President at Finback Investment Partners. Prior to joining Finback, Chris served as Vice President and Chief of Staff at McLarty Diversified Holdings (MDH), a privately held investment firm. While at MDH, he also held an operational role as a Director at TrailRunner International, a global strategy and communications firm. Chris began his career as an underwriter at The Travelers Companies. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Spring Hill College.
Ting Wang
Ting Wang is a Principal at Finback Investment Partners. Ting has 10 years of finance and investment experience across a variety of industries. Prior to joining Finback, Ting was a Director at Granite Creek Capital Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm focused on backing growth-focused entrepreneurs. Previously, Ting was an Associate at Fifth Street Asset Management, where she evaluated and closed on credit investments in middle market companies. Ting began her career as an investment banking Analyst at Citigroup. She holds a B.A. from The University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Tony Zirille
Tony Zirille is the General Counsel of Finback Investment Partners. Tony also serves as General Counsel of Dock Square Capital, Finback’s predecessor, middle-market private equity firm. Tony has over 25 years of corporate and transactional law experience. Prior to joining Finback, Tony was the General Counsel of Blue Vista Capital Management, a private equity investment firm with more than $1 billion in AUM, and held the same position with its affiliate, Peak Campus Companies, one the largest student housing companies in the country. Tony is a Partner and General Counsel at Equity Investment Group, a diversified family office investment company that has completed over $2 billion in transactions for its own account over the past two decades. Earlier in his legal career, Tony practiced corporate, M&A and real estate law at Baker & Daniels (nka Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath). He currently serves as a Board Member or Advisor for the Indiana Youth Soccer Association, New Story Charity, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and the Anna Yoder MS Fund of the Indiana University Foundation. Tony holds a B.A. from University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Indiana University’s Mauer School of Law (Order of the Barristers).
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