Joachim Gfoeller, Jr.

Joachim Gfoeller, Jr., Managing General Partner of GMG Capital Partners.

"Mr. Gfoeller co-founded the General Partner of the Predecessor Partnerships with Mr. Mock in 1997 and has served as the Managing General Partner since then. Prior to co-founding the General Partner of GMS Capital Partners, L.P., Mr. Gfoeller was one of the founding partners of Stolberg Partners, a New York based buyout fund. Prior to establishing Stolberg Partners, Mr. Gfoeller served as a vice president of the money management firm, Weiss, Peck & Greer (1988-1993), and as a partner of its buyout group (1992-1993). While at Stolberg Partners and Weiss, Peck & Greer, Mr. Gfoeller was responsible for generating private equity deal flow through his extensive network in the Midwest, the South and the East Coast and was involved in all phases of the private equity investment process from finding investment opportunities, conducting due diligence and making investments to creating exit strategies. From 1983 to 1986, Gfoeller was with the First National Bank of Boston as a credit officer and workout specialist with troubled companies in the United States and Latin America. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese and German. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Gfoeller is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is an active supporter, through The Gfoeller Foundation, Inc., a charitable foundation, of classical musicians as well as archeology projects located in the country of Armenia.

"Mr. Gfoeller holds a B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in International Studies from The Ohio State University (1981), a M.A., with honors, Economics/Latin American Studies from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (1983) and an M.B.A., Finance from the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania (1988)."

• Advisory Board (former member in 2008 at least), Center for Preventive Action