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Ross Cockrell Prior to Escalate, Ross spent 10 years with Austin Ventures where he was a General Partner and focused on investments in software and services
He was responsible for the firm’s investments in Convio, Reactivity, Staktek , iMark, and Whisperwire
Ross spent his early career with Lomas Financial, where he was involved in asset-backed securitization and structured finance
Ross received a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from The University of Texas
LinkedIn Email Prior to Escalate, Ross spent 10 years with Austin Ventures where he was a General Partner and focused on investments in software and services He was responsible for the firm’s investments in Convio, Reactivity, Staktek , iMark, and Whisperwire Ross spent his early career with Lomas Financial, where he was involved in asset-backed securitization and structured finance Ross received a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from The University of Texas
Simon James Simon manages all facets of Escalate’s finance, administration and reporting functions
Prior to Escalate, Simon accumulated over 20 years of senior management experience in the banking industry
Notable positions include Chief Administrative Officer of Comerica’s Technology and Life Sciences Division, Vice President of Silicon Valley Bank’s Semiconductor Industry lending group and lending roles with Credit Suisse, the Industrial Bank of Japan and the Banque Nationale de Paris
Simon earned a BBA from the University of Washington and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
LinkedIn Email Simon manages all facets of Escalate’s finance, administration and reporting functions Prior to Escalate, Simon accumulated over 20 years of senior management experience in the banking industry Notable positions include Chief Administrative Officer of Comerica’s Technology and Life Sciences Division, Vice President of Silicon Valley Bank’s Semiconductor Industry lending group and lending roles with Credit Suisse, the Industrial Bank of Japan and the Banque Nationale de Paris Simon earned a BBA from the University of Washington and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Chris Julich Prior to joining Escalate in 2008, Chris was Senior Market Manager of RBC Centura Bank’s Knowledge Based Industries Group, which he helped launch in the US in 2001
Prior to RBC, Chris was a Vice President with Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Group, and managed Comerica’s Research Triangle, NC office
He was also an Associate with Capital Investment Partners, a boutique investment banking firm that focused on M&A and structured financial transactions for mid-market companies in the Southeast
Chris holds a BA from Wake Forest
LinkedIn Email Prior to joining Escalate in 2008, Chris was Senior Market Manager of RBC Centura Bank’s Knowledge Based Industries Group, which he helped launch in the US in 2001 Prior to RBC, Chris was a Vice President with Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Group, and managed Comerica’s Research Triangle, NC office He was also an Associate with Capital Investment Partners, a boutique investment banking firm that focused on M&A and structured financial transactions for mid-market companies in the Southeast Chris holds a BA from Wake Forest
Kokila Lozano Kokila joins Escalate after almost a decade of working in the investment management industry focusing on investment due diligence and portfolio analysis
Prior to Escalate, Kokila was at Sendero Wealth Management where she focused on manager due diligence across long-only and alternative strategies, asset allocation, and portfolio management
Kokila began her career at FactSet Research Systems as an investment management consultant
She received a BBA in Finance and BA in Biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin
Kokila is also an investment committee member of the alumni endowment at The University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charterholder
LinkedIn Email Kokila joins Escalate after almost a decade of working in the investment management industry focusing on investment due diligence and portfolio analysis Prior to Escalate, Kokila was at Sendero Wealth Management where she focused on manager due diligence across long-only and alternative strategies, asset allocation, and portfolio management Kokila began her career at FactSet Research Systems as an investment management consultant She received a BBA in Finance and BA in Biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin Kokila is also an investment committee member of the alumni endowment at The University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charterholder
Tony Schell Prior to Escalate, Tony was a Managing Director of the Technology and Life Sciences Division for Comerica Bank and its predecessor, Imperial Bank
Prior to Comerica, he held a variety of corporate finance positions with The Sabre Group and Coopers & Lybrand
Tony began his career as a commercial lender with MBank Dallas (subsequently acquired by Bank One) and First Gibraltar Bank (subsequently acquired by BofA)
Tony earned both a BBA and MBA from The University of Texas at Austin
Tony is also a member of the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council at The University of Texas at Austin and a CPA
LinkedIn Email Prior to Escalate, Tony was a Managing Director of the Technology and Life Sciences Division for Comerica Bank and its predecessor, Imperial Bank Prior to Comerica, he held a variety of corporate finance positions with The Sabre Group and Coopers & Lybrand Tony began his career as a commercial lender with MBank Dallas (subsequently acquired by Bank One) and First Gibraltar Bank (subsequently acquired by BofA) Tony earned both a BBA and MBA from The University of Texas at Austin Tony is also a member of the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council at The University of Texas at Austin and a CPA
Travis Wood Travis joins Escalate after a 20-year career at Silicon Valley Bank where he served in various managerial, sales and portfolio oversight roles
Most recently, he was a Managing Director of the Credit Solutions team overseeing the technology portfolio across the southwest
At Escalate, he will be focused on sourcing and managing investments
Travis is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin
LinkedIn Email Travis joins Escalate after a 20-year career at Silicon Valley Bank where he served in various managerial, sales and portfolio oversight roles Most recently, he was a Managing Director of the Credit Solutions team overseeing the technology portfolio across the southwest At Escalate, he will be focused on sourcing and managing investments Travis is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin
Located in Austin, Texas: 6300 Bridgepoint Parkway Building 1, Suite 480 (512) 651-2100
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