STONE-GOFF PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at Stone - Goff
Abhishek ("Abhi") Shah is a Senior Associate at Stone-Goff. Prior to joining Stone-Goff in 2021, Abhi spent one year at Blackstone evaluating private credit and minority equity investments. Prior to Blackstone, Abhi spent two years at Credit Suisse advising and executing on M&A and leveraged finance transactions. Abhi earned a BS in Finance and Economics from NYU's Stern School of Business.
Anna is an Associate at Stone-Goff. Prior to joining Stone-Goff Partners in 2022, Anna spent two years as an Investment Banking Analyst at BlackArch Partners, where she advised and executed on middle-market M&A transactions. Anna graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College with a BA in Economics and French & Francophone Studies.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at Stone - Goff
Brendan is a Senior Associate at Stone-Goff. Prior to joining Stone-Goff Partners in 2023, Brendan spent five years at Arctaris Impact Investors, where he was responsible for all aspects of the deal process from origination to close including developing proprietary deal sourcing methods, performing due diligence, and providing strategic oversight to portfolio companies. Brendan graduated from Babson College where he played soccer and earned a BS with concentrations in Finance and IT Management.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Assistant at Stone Goff
Bridget McKenna is an executive assistant at Stone Goff and has over 12 years of experience as an EA. Prior to joining Stone Goff, Bridget spent six years as an executive assistant at a single-family office. Bridget received her BA from Marymount Manhattan College with a major in Political Science.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director at Stone - Goff Partners
Chaz Bertrand is a Managing Director at Stone-Goff Partners and heads up the firm's Business Development efforts. Chaz brings over 20 years of experience as an advisor and investor in the lower middle market to this role. Previously, Chaz was at Spindrift Capital and Breakaway Ventures where he worked with family offices and institutions to develop acquisition and investment opportunities in the lower middle market. He began his career in finance in the business services investment banking groups of Robertson Stephens and Adams Harkness. Chaz has an MBA from Harvard Business School, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he was a member of the varsity lacrosse team, and spent 5 years after graduation as a Special Operations Officer in the US Navy.
Emily has more than 15 years experience in non-profit administration and project management. Prior to joining Stone-Goff, she acted as Executive Director of the League of Charleston Theatres and as a consultant with Galileo Tech Media. Emily received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Catawba College and is a core ensemble member of PURE Theatre.
Job Titles:
- Operating Advisor
- CEO of the Global Technology Distribution Council
Frank Vitagliano is the CEO of the Global Technology Distribution Council. His work is dedicated to promoting distribution's integral role in the IT channel as well as strengthening partnerships between vendors and GTDC members. His distinguished career includes executive roles at Dell Technologies, Juniper Networks, IBM and, most recently, as president and CEO of Computex Technology Solutions. He sits on the Board of Directors for Stone-Goff portfolio companies The Channel Company and Adar. Previously, Frank served as the vice chairman of the Board of Directors for CompTIA. Frank has a degree in business management from Northeastern University in Boston.
Hannah Stone Craven co-founded Stone-Goff Partners in 2010 and manages the firm with Laurens Goff.
Previously, she was a partner with Sandler Capital Management, a private equity fund focused on the media, marketing services and information industries, where she spent thirteen years sourcing, executing and managing private equity investments. Hannah earned a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Hannah currently serves as a board member of Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the largest U.S. franchisee of Burger King restaurants.
Job Titles:
- Operating Advisor
- President of Health Systems at Zocdoc
Kate is the President of Health Systems at Zocdoc. She leads the implementation, relationship, and optimization teams responsible for delivering value to Zocdoc's health system partners.
Before joining Zocdoc, Kate spent fourteen years with The Advisory Board Company, where she was an Executive Vice President, leading strategy and operations for customer delivery teams. At The Advisory Board, Kate focused on scaling operations to enable continued growth across much of the company, including the research, technology, and consulting businesses. She thrives when managing large teams pursuing complex and aggressive targets.
Prior to her career at The Advisory Board, Kate worked in the Innovation Practice at The Nielsen Company, developing new product launch forecasts on behalf of large pharmaceutical companies.
Kate graduated from Haverford College and continues to reside outside of Philadelphia with her husband and three children.
Laurens Goff co-founded Stone-Goff Partners in 2010 and manages the firm with Hannah Stone Craven.
Laurens enjoys partnering with business services executives and entrepreneurs to exploit technology and continue growth trajectories. Laurens began his career in the investment banking division of Furman Selz LLC. He subsequently joined Hampshire Equity Partners, a middle market buyout firm where he spent over eight years sourcing, executing, and managing private equity investments. Laurens earned a BS in Finance at Boston College. In addition to the Stone-Goff portfolio companies, Laurens currently serves on the Board of Citi Trends (NASDAQ: CTRN), a publicly traded apparel retailer. Based in Boston, Laurens is also a Board member of Prospect Hill Academy, a charter school in Cambridge, Cambridge Youth Lacrosse and Woodstock Ski Runners.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Stone - Goff
Matt Gibbons is a Vice President at Stone-Goff partners and brings over six years of private equity investing, corporate development and strategy consulting experience. Matt joined Stone-Goff in 2021 while he was completing his MBA. Previously, he led M&A for a private investor group executing a roll-up strategy within animal health. Matt began his career in the healthcare industry, serving as the Director of Corporate Development and Strategy for COTA Healthcare and a Senior Consultant within the strategy consulting practice at Precision for Medicine. Matt earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, a Master in Engineering Management from Dartmouth College, and a MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Stone - Goff in 2019 As Chief Financial Officer
Patti joined Stone-Goff in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Patti has over 20 years of finance experience in the investment management industry. Patti began her career in the audit practice at KPMG then spent the past 17 years in the private equity real estate funds group of Guggenheim Partners. At Guggenheim she was a Director on the finance team responsible for fund operations and investor reporting. Patti received her BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Babson College and is a CPA.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at Stone - Goff Partners
Priyanka Chodhari is a Senior Associate at Stone-Goff Partners and has over five years of private equity investing and investment banking experience. Prior to joining Stone-Goff in 2023, Priyanka was an Associate at Leeds Equity Partners executing and managing investments in the middle market. Previously, she was an Analyst at Harris Williams focused on mergers and acquisitions. Priyanka earned a BBA in Finance and Real Estate from Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Stone - Goff Partners
Reza Mian is a Vice President at Stone-Goff Partners and has over 10 years of private equity, private credit, investment banking, and investment consulting experience. Prior to joining Stone-Goff Partners in 2023, Reza spent over 6 years with AEA Investors where he evaluated and executed investments in middle market businesses across the capital structure. Prior to AEA, Reza focused on leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and debt financings at Wells Fargo Securities, and advising foundations, endowments, and families on portfolio construction and investment strategy at Cambridge Associates. Reza graduated from Northeastern University, where he received a B.S.B.A. in Finance and a minor in Economics.
Rob Bosco - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director at Stone - Goff
Rob Bosco is a Managing Director at Stone-Goff and has over five years of private equity investing, investment banking and consulting experience. Prior to joining Stone-Goff in 2016, Rob spent three years in Ernst & Young's Business Advisory Program and two years with Fidus Partners, a middle-market investment bank, where he provided sell-side M&A advisory services across multiple industries. Rob earned a BA in History from Colgate University where he was also the captain of the Men's Lacrosse Team. Rob has passed CFA Levels I and II.
Job Titles:
- Operating Advisor
- Chief Operating Officer of Hometap
Sarah Dekin is the Chief Operating Officer of Hometap where she oversees the company's go-to-market and corporate strategies in addition to operations. Prior experience includes the Chief Marketing Officer position at ZipCar and Virgin Money, where she was responsible for the end-to-end customer experience. She began her career at Bain & Company and went on to become EVP Marketing & Strategy at House of Blues Entertainment. Sarah sits on the Board of Directors for Stone-Goff portfolio companies The Greene Turtle and Danforth Advisors. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Trinity College, and received her Master's Degree in Business from Harvard Business School.