Investors

The Investors in the Hastings Equity Funds represent the personal capital and talent of more than 50 business executives, many of whom have either led Fortune 1000 companies or large private equity firms.

These individuals are instrumental to the success of our portfolio companies through their contributions of time and guidance. We have leveraged their significant operating experience to provide value in a number of ways, including: sourcing qualified CEOs, filling board of directors seats with industry experts, reaching new markets and seeking acquisition opportunities.

Selected Investors

(* indicates a member of the Investment Committee)

  • Christian Albert | Bowside Capital, Founding Partner

  • Norm Alpert | Vestar Capital Partners, Founding Partner

  • Paul Becker | Founder, Summit Investors

  • Dwight Black | Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co., Former Director Quality Assurance

  • John Brooke | Brooke Private Equity, Founding Partner

    • Park Street Capital, Managing Director
    • Advent International, Managing Director

  • Peter Brooke | Advent International, Chairman

    • TA Associates, Founder
    • Private Equity Hall of Fame
    • Named member of Boston’s 100 Most Influential Business People of the 20th Century
    • Harvard University; Former Overseer
    • Colgate University; Former Trustee

  • Bernie Buonanno | Nautic Partners, Partner

  • Rich Caputo | Jordan Company, Senior Partner

    • Prudential-Bache Capital Funding, High Yield Corporate Finance Group

  • Ed Carpenter | Campbell Soup, Director; Texaco, Director; Altra Holdings, Director; Dana Corporation, Director

    • Barnes Group, President & CEO
    • General Signal, Chairman & CEO
    • ITT Corporation, President & COO

  • Paul Casey | Partners, Chairman Emeritus; Comerica, Director

    • Textron, Vice Chairman
    • Ex-Cell-O, CEO
    • Davidson Rubber Co., CEO

  • Michael Costello | Baldwin Brothers, Partner

  • Jim Eiting | Midmark Corporation, Chairman & Former CEO

  • Tom Fatur | Martel Electronics, CEO

  • Habib Gorgi | Nautic Partners, Founder

  • David Gruber | State Street Corporation, Director

    • Wyman Gordon, Chairman & CEO
    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Advisory Committee

  • Otto Happich | Gebr. Happich GmbH, Former Director

  • Elliott Hillback | Genzyme Corporation, Senior Vice President

    • Cornell University, University Council
    • Berklee College of Music, Trustee
    • Biotechnology Institute, Board Member
    • Biotechnology Industry Organization's Ethics Committee, Chairman Emeritus
    • US Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing, Past Member

  • Paul Hogan | FleetBoston (Bank of America), Vice Chairman & Chief Risk Officer

  • Chris Hynes | Street Corporation, Former Executive VP

    • Hastings Equity Partners, Co-Founder
    • Investment Technology Group, Founder

  • Jay Jordan | The Jordan Company, Founder

    • Notre Dame University, Trustee & Chairman of Investment & Finance Committee

  • Jon B. Kutler | Admiralty Partners, Founder

    • Quarterdeck Investment Partners (Jeffries Quarterdeck), Founder

  • Mike Lipscomb | Aircraft Component Solutions, Owner

    • Argo-Tech Corporation, Chairman, President & CEO

  • Adam Max | The Jordan Company, Partner

  • Robert McCormack | Trident Capital, Founder; Illinois Tool Works, Director; Northern Trust Corporation, Director; DeVry, Inc., Director; Meadwestvaco, Director

    • Assistant Secretary of the Navy
    • Morgan Stanley Ventures, Cofounder
    • Morgan Stanley, Managing Director

  • Chris Morely | Guggenheim Capital

  • Lou Noto | Midstream Partners, Managing Partner; International Business Machines, Director; Penske Automotive Group, Director; Altria Group, Director

    • Exxon Mobil Corporation, Vice Chairman
    • Mobil Corporation, Chairman & CEO

  • Bob Nowak | Rhode Island Novelty, Founder & President; Chemical Light Technologies, President; Bancorp Rhode Island, Director

  • Burnell Roberts | Mead Corporation, Former CEO

    • National City Corporation, Director
    • Armco Inc., Director
    • Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Director
    • D.P.L. Inc., Director

  • John Shaefer, Esq. | Law Firm of John F. Schaefer, Partner

    • Named to Worth Magazine’s list of top 100 lawyers in America

  • Larry Spitters | Memorex, Founder

  • Whitney Stevens | JP Stevens & Co., Former CEO

  • Will Thorndike | Housatonic Partners, Founding Partner

  • John Townsend | International Paper Company, Director; Belk, Inc., Director

    • Goldman Sachs, Managing Director

  • Dan Tully | Merrill lynch, Chairman Emeritus & CEO; Ireland-US Council, Director

  • Jeff VanderWolk | Holvan Developments, CEO

  • Ralph Wilson | Buffalo Bills; Owner; Ralph C. Wilson Enterprises, Owner

  • Mark Zittman | Guggenheim Capital