NORTH SIXTH GROUP - Key Persons
Al DiGuido is the former CEO of Bigfoot Interactive, Zeta Interactive and Epsilon Interactive. Mr. DiGuido is a marketing and media industry pioneer, and rose to prominence as one of the founding industry leaders of email marketing during his tenure as CEO of Bigfoot Interactive. In 2005, he sold Bigfoot to Alliance Data's Epsilon business unit for $120 million and became the CEO of Epsilon Interactive. Mr. DiGuido is also the founder of Al's Angels, a non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to provide assistance to children and families suffering hardship due to life-threatening illnesses or poverty.
Job Titles:
- Asset - Level Investor
- Principal and Head of Industrial Acquisitions
Gardner Ellner is Principal and Head of Industrial Acquisitions in the Western United States for Exeter Property Group. Ellner is an accomplished real estate investment professional and executive, having previously served as the Senior Director of Acquisitions for CBRE before joining Exeter Property Group.
Job Titles:
- Founder & Chairman of Infrastructure Group, Inc
George King is founder & chairman of Infrastructure Group, Inc. and Algorithm Innovation Fund, L.P., a multi-strategy hedge fund that uses artificial intelligence and data sciences credit analysis and underwriting. King has more than 25 years of experience in financial markets, executive corporate management and legal and regulatory matters, having led transactions for more than 325 capital closings aggregating $20+ billion, as well as financial advisory closings aggregating another $8+ billion. King became an LP in North Sixth Group in 2022.
Keenan Beasley is a successful entrepreneur, industry disrupter and visionary who has founded, built and sold multiple companies. His background spans technology, art and creative services, marketing, retail and consumer packaged goods, among many others. Mr. Beasley is also founder of Venture Noire, which was one of the first non-profits focused on providing programming, resources, networking and capital opportunities to the community of entrepreneurs of color. Since its inception, Venture Noire has provided more than 1,000 entrepreneurs of color with non-dilutive grants, mentorship and training.
Michael D. White is the former CEO of DirecTV. Prior to his tenure with DirecTV, Mr. White served as the CEO of PepsiCo International and vice chairman and director of PepsiCo. His experience includes service as CEO of Frito-Lay's Europe, Africa and Middle East division, and CFO for PepsiCo and certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. White has served on a variety of boards for non-profits, academic institutions and major global corporations, including Bank of America, Kimberly-Clark, Whirlpool and Johns Hopkins University.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Investor in Ascoli FC
Morgan Harris is an LP and Founding Partner of North Sixth Group. Harris is a proven entrepreneur and investor with multiple exits in media and technology. Prior to joining North Sixth Group, Harris built and scaled TONIK+ into the leading artificial intelligence video technology social platform. TONIK+ was acquired by The Chimney Vigor Group in 2020.
Previously, Harris was the Founder and CEO for HYFN, an award-winning paid social platform that has executed campaigns for some of the most recognized brands in the world including Nike, Coca-Cola, Disney, Levi's, Universal and more. HYFN was acquired in April 2013 by LIN Media.
Prior to HYFN, Harris was Founder and CEO of Audio Lunchbox, one of the very first digital music destinations to offer legal MP3 downloads which was eventually acquired in December of 2007.
Harris is also an investor in Ascoli FC, one of the most historic clubs in European football, which was acquired by North Sixth Group in 2021. Harris and his family split time between Palos Verdes, CA and Nashville, TN.
Simone Calzolai - Chief Legal Officer, Founder
Simone Calzolai is a recommended lawyer in the Florence U.S. Consular District and similarly listed as an English-speaking Italian solicitor held by the UK Government in the same Consular District.