ASGARD - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Advisory Board

Scott Moore retired in 2014 as a Navy Rear Admiral with over 30 years in Naval Special Warfare ("NSW"). A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he received a cross commission into the Navy and immediately attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL ("BUD/S") training. During his career, he led at every level of NSW, from SEAL platoon commander, to Commander of the Nation's premier Counterterrorist Force, to Deputy Commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, where he was responsible for training and equipping a 7,000 person force. He also commanded a 1,500 person Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, which conducted over 2,000 capture/kill missions against enemy leaders. His staff tours included assignments as; director of Counterterrorism on the National Security Staff, White House, directly briefing The President of the United States; as the Assistant Operations Officer for Counterterrorism, The Pentagon, where he advised the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff daily on counterterrorism operations; and as the Deputy Commander for Operations, Office of Defense Representative, Pakistan, where he coordinated NATO operations with Pakistani military leaders. He earned a masters degree in National Security Studies at the Naval War College, graduating with Distinction. At every level of Adm. Moore's military career, he was known for his operational abilities, effective leadership and clear decision-making, having personally led numerous "national level" no-fail missions during some of our nation's most critical strategic moments. He is the co-founder and CEO of Karakoram Group, which focuses on solving global commercial security problems. He also serves as Chairman for SEALKids, a non-profit focusing on keeping SEALs in the fight by assisting with their children's educational and enrichment needs at home.

Job Titles:

• Partner
• Partner at ASGARD Partners & Co

Christian Cantalupo is a Partner at ASGARD Partners & Co. He is primarily involved in research, sourcing, due diligence, structuring investments, and managing the portfolio, in addition to serving on the investment committee.

Job Titles:

• Advisory Board
• Certified Nurse Anesthetist

A continual learner, General Pollock became a certified nurse anesthetist soon after her graduation from the University of Maryland. She has a Master's degree in Business, a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration and a Master's degree in National Security and Strategy. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maryland. While in the Army, she served as the Commander of the US Army Medical Command and the Acting Surgeon General of the Army (the first woman, non-physician to have this role in any of the military services). General Pollock was the 22ndChief of the Army Nurse Corps. Challenged by Senator Inouye to address the needs of the "blinded troopers" her passion became serving the vision impaired community. In 2008, she established the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration and was an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Nursing. In 2011, General Pollock became a Harvard University Fellow in their "Advanced Leadership Initiative" program. General Pollock serves on multiple advisory boards and is the owner of Pollock Associates, LLC. General Pollock established Elevivo, a software education platform addressing the needs of the visually impaired. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Academy of Nursing and the National Board of Corporate Directors. Her passion is improving the quality of lives of those with vision loss. To escape and rejuvenate she spends time hiking, biking and kayaking with her husband, Doug and Ambassador guide dog "Cruiser."

Job Titles:

• Advisory Board

Jim Ashton attended the University of Iowa, and graduated Valedictorian, and a letterman in cross country. Jim subsequently attended M.I.T., in Materials & Mechanics, and earned his Masters and Ph.D. in just 2 ½ years. After M.I.T., Jim joined General Dynamics, doing R&D in composite materials. This R&D resulted in publishing 3 books and 34 technical papers. The next step in Jim's career took him to his MBA from the Harvard Business School, a Baker Scholar. After HBS, he rejoined General Dynamics, and led engineering departments designing parts of the Space Shuttle, first Cruise Missiles, and other defense weapons. As the F-16 aircraft was initiated, Jim became V.P. of Operations, and led the Operations team of 9,000 people up through the first 250 aircraft. From there, the company moved him to V.P. of Engineering in the Nuclear Submarine program, including the Trident design. Continuing with public companies, Jim accomplished two significant turnarounds, taking a $160mm division of Schlumberger from ($15mm) EBIT to $12mm EBIT in 3 years, and a $350mm defense division of FMC from ($15mm) EBIT to $37mm EBIT in four years. At that point in his career, Jim decided he wanted "a piece of the action", which led to his 25 years in governance and executive management of firms owned by private equity firms. He has served as Chairman (16 companies), CEO (4 companies), and Board member (27 companies), often with spectacular IRR results at exit, including 3 exits with cash on cash returns of more than 10X. The private companies have covered a wide range of industrial concerns: Composites and other Materials; Discreet Manufacturing; Information Technology; Automotive suppliers; Oil & Gas equipment; Large capital equipment; Defense Products.

Job Titles:

• Managing Partner
• Founder and Managing Partner of ASGARD Partners & Co

Karan Rai is Founder and Managing Partner of ASGARD Partners & Co. Karan has a deep passion for fixing, growing, and investing in small and medium sized companies. He loves working with entrepreneurs and inspired leaders who are building purpose driven companies.

Job Titles:

• Partner
• Co - Founder of ASGARD Partners & Co

Robert Beall is a Partner and Co-Founder of ASGARD Partners & Co. He has been engaged in all aspects of ASGARD's development since its founding in 2017, and is now primarily involved in research, sourcing, due diligence, making investments, and managing the portfolio.