ALTA SIERRA CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Limited Partner
- Private Investor
Mr. Lazier is a private investor who has made more than 130 investments in search funds. He is also the president of American Security Products, a leading manufacturer of high-security safes. From 1984 to 2011, Mr. Lazier served as Controller, Vice President of Sales and then Co-President of Nelson Nameplate Company, a manufacturer of membrane switches and product identification based in Los Angeles, California. From 1982 to 1984, he worked as an engineer for IBM Corporation.
Mr. Lazier currently sits on the boards of American Security Products, Columbia Sanitary Products, Datum Technologies, and Gogotech. He has previously served on the boards of Glendale Memorial Hospital Foundation, the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity and St. Mark's Episcopal Church. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Limited Partner
- Chairman and Former CEO of Progressive Home Care
Kent Weaver is currently Chairman and former CEO of Progressive Home Care, a Northern California-based health care company. Previously, Mr. Weaver held executive positions in marketing and product management for a VC-backed marketing software startup, served as regional CFO and business analyst in Pepsico's Pizza Hut Division, and as a management consultant at Ernst & Young. He received his BS in finance from the University of Southern California and MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. He currently serves on the board of Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks, Desco, Tbase, and mTab.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Limited Partner
- Founder and Managing Partner of Tamroc Partners
Marcos is a Founder and Managing Partner of Tamroc Partners. He has extensive experience in business planning, financial analysis, due diligence, and asset management. Before Tamroc, Marcos worked as an investment professional for Coventry Development Corporation, a multi-billion dollar asset manager. While at Coventry, Marcos directed the deployment of capital projects, including a five-building development in Colorado where he also managed project execution with the construction teams, property managers, owners, and tenants. Also at Coventry, Marcos was involved in the early stages of a $10 billon dollar master-plan community in Houston where he constructed the project's financial plan using a mixture of municipal district debt, private funds, and other instruments. Additionally, Marcos has over eight years of experience investing in small and early-stage companies and serves on 7 boards.
Since leaving Coventry, Marcos has worked as an investment associate at a private equity fund in South America that specializes in distressed situations. Marcos earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School, and his BS in Finance from Babson College.
Job Titles:
- Limited Partner
- General Partner at Matland Capital
Matthew Burr is a general partner at Matland Capital, where he is responsible for a hedge fund portfolio and is also active in making private investments. He previously worked at Cambridge Associates, where he was a hedge fund analyst and also assisted universities, foundations, and high net worth families with asset allocation, investment manager selection, and market research. Matthew Burr received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard University. He is a board member of HousingWire and a board observer of Onesource Water and In Charge Electrical Services.
Ryan established Alta Sierra Capital to pursue his dream of building and growing an impactful business. He has been leading people and managing teams since his early 20's and has a strong appreciation for the value created through caring and thoughtful leadership.
Job Titles:
- Limited Partner
- Managing Director at Stage Harbor Group
Thomas Malloy is Managing Director at Stage Harbor Group, LLC established in 2008 and is also Founder of the Equire.co marketplace platform. Thomas has over 12 years of experience in investment management and financial services, holding positions including Director at UBS Investment Bank and Vice President at MKP Capital Management. Thomas is also the Program Manager for the "Entrepreneurship through Acquisition" course at Harvard Business School. He is passionate about helping motivated individuals partake in entrepreneurship through the acquisition of smaller firms. Thomas resides in New York City, He received his MBA from IE Business School in Madrid and B.S. degree in Finance & Entrepreneurship from Babson College.