Our Core Values
People First
Take care of employees, and employees will take care of customers
Long-term Outlook
Short-term decisions never at the expense of long-term benefit
Ideas Over Titles
Good ideas, whether from the most junior employee or most senior, have equal merit
Cogent Growth Partners
Swin Moore
Work Experience: Vista Equity Consulting, BIP Capital, Primus Capital, TM Capital
Education: University of Chicago, MBA, Dartmouth College, AB
John Lydiard
Work Experience: Charles Thayne Capital, Goldman Sachs, United States Air Force
Education: University of Chicago, MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SM, United States Air Force Academy, BS
Advisors
Steuart Botchford
Work Experience: North Star Fertility Partners (CEO), Bain & Co., Teach for America
Education: University of Michigan, MBA, Mercer University, BA
Ed Buckley
Work Experience: Lighthouse Advisors (Principal), UPS (President, Global Marketing), Board Member (several positions)
Education: Northwestern University, MBA, Purdue University, BS
Sam Hyde
Work Experience: Circle Surrogacy (President & Owner), McKinsey & Co., Deloitte
Education: University of Michigan, MBA, Michigan State, BBA
Brandon Kuchta
Work Experience: National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (President), Analytical Technologies Group (CEO), Carlyle Group, Morgan Stanley
Education: Harvard University, MBA, Yale University, BS
Shae McBride
Work Experience: Catalyst Communications Network (CEO), Konnex (CEO), Healthlink Dimensions (COO)
Education: University of Pittsburgh, BS
Nick Polson
Work Experience: Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Chicago Booth
Education: University of Nottingham, PhD, University of Oxford, MS
Anthony Runco
Work Experience: PrecisionMed (CEO), JP Morgan, United States Air Force
Education: Harvard University, MBA, Yale University, BS
Kevin Smith
Work Experience: Rollins (CMO), Orkin Pest Control (CMO)
Education: University of New Hampshire, BA
Bahns Stanley
Work Experience: Serial media executive and co-founder of the Weather Channel.