Michael Biron, the founder of Altis Biosystems, graduated from Penn State with an undergraduate degree in marketing. Upon graduation, he worked in construction management and real-estate development for five years before switching to sales. After working in insurance...
Dan was raised in a military family and has lived all over the country. He attended 12 different school in his youth and visited all 50 states. As an adult, Dan has lived in 11 cities and several countries. However, he considers the Carolinas his home, splitting his...
Sam was born and raised in Charleston, SC. She attended Clemson University, where she studied Psychology and minored in Genetics. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Sam moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to work for Insight Global as a recruiter. After working...
Matt was born and raised in Rock Hill, SC. He attended Clemson University where he studied Chemical Engineering. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Matt moved to eastern Tennessee to work for Eastman Chemical Company. A few years later, Matt decided he wanted a...
Chuck Tutterow is a former chief financial officer of several public and private companies. A couple of those companies had large legacy pension plans, so he gained portfolio investing experience through those, including evaluating “alternative” investments. Chuck...
Kevin Meinecke is from Norwalk Iowa, a town just outside of Des Moines. Growing up, Kevin played every sport he could get his hands on, but he ended up enjoying soccer the most. Soccer had a large impact on his life; Kevin moved away from home to Minnesota for his...
Alex Biermann is VentureSouth’s Director of Portfolio. Alex was born in Fayetteville, NC which is where he currently resides. He arrived at VentureSouth via VentureSouth’s Fayetteville market director, Marty Cayton. After graduating with his MBA from the University of...
David started his career as a physician, specializing in Oncology. He graduated from The University of Texas- Medical Branch with his undergraduate degree, and then continued his education at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to...
Paul Clark was born in Skegness in Lincolnshire, England. About 10 years ago, he relocated to South Carolina for his wife’s job. After he moved to the United States, he began a career in the banking industry. In 2013, the bank Paul was working for planned to become a...
Jamie Christensen is the President and co-founder of Outdoor Access. Jamie was born in Durham, North Carolina and now resides in Richmond, Virginia. When Jamie was young, he would often visit his grandfather’s cattle ranch in California. While spending summers with...