John D. (Jack) Kearney, Sr. - Managing Director of Investment Banking
Professional Profile:
22 years of experience as an advisor to both public and private companies in raising equity and debt capital, developing and executing M&A strategies, and restructuring debt or redeploying assets.
Includes 15 years of increasing responsibility as an investment banker in the corporate finance departments of several full-service, regional investment banking firms located in the southern U.S.
As an investment banker, Jack managed offerings in excess of $2 billion of publicly-traded securities and $300 million of privately-placed securities, and served as financial advisor in merger & acquisition transactions valued at more than $500 million.
As a senior corporate executive, he developed the corporate development strategy that resulted in the strategic and tactical acquisition of the controlling interest (typically 100% control) of 10 computer and office supply wholesale distributors located in 10 countries with revenue of approximately $1.2 billion.
5 years of experience as the senior corporate development executive of a $2 billion revenue, publicly-traded wholesale distributor with operations in 10 countries.
Admitted to the Georgia Bar Association in 1982 and licensed in Georgia to as a Certified Public Accountant in 1984.
Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration in 1981 from Duke University.
Hylan B Lyon Jr. Ph.d. - Managing Director - Research
Professional Profile:
40+ years of experience: in management and control of technology and business.
Deputy Director of OECD for Science, Technology and Industry, Acting Chief Scientist of International Energy Agency during formation year.
President's Science Advisors office for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter and Program
Manager Office of Naval Research.
Chairman of the Distinguished Fellows of the National War College (4 years) study of US preparedness and mobilization for war.
Established the Military Critical Technology approach to Export Control and DOD's P3I Pre Planned Product Improvement program.
Technology Steering Group (12 years) in the Department of Energy - Basic Energy Sciences
10 years as Manager Government Relations and Advanced Planning for Texas Instruments and 13 years as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Marlow Industries.
BS with Distinction from the US Naval Academy and PhD from the University of California Berkeley (Solid State Chemistry).
Level 7 Broker Dealer License (Late 80's)
