Our Team

Will Adams

Co-CEO

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Operations

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Will Adams

Co-CEO

Responsible for:

Overall strategy, talent, and performance of our businesses

First job:

Sales for Portman Equipment Company, selling material handling (forklifts, racking, etc.) equipment and maintenance programs

Favorite:

Activity: Coaching youth sports

Isaiah Brown

Co-CEO

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Investing

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Isaiah Brown

Co-CEO

Responsible for:

Overall strategy, talent and Orion investments

First job:

Landscaping and dish washing for a local bed and breakfast

Favorite:

Activity: Any outdoor adventure: hiking, cycling, boating, running

Raj Motwani

Chief Financial Officer

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Finance

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Raj Motwani

Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for:

Building a world-class finance and accounting team and overseeing financial operations across Orion

First job:

Food server for the Brandywine Picnic Park

Favorite:

Moment: Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII Win

Seth Matheson

Head of Talent

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Talent

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Seth Matheson

Head of Talent

Responsible for:

Finding and growing the amazing talent at Orion and our Operating Companies.

First job:

Working at Kimball Farm in Westford, MA. Grounds maintenance, making and scooping ice cream.

Favorite:

Activity: Anything outdoors: mountain biking, trail running, skiing, swimming. The further remote, the better!

Max Agranoff

Investing Principal

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Investing

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Heavy Mechanical Services

Multi-Site Mechanical Services

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Max Agranoff

Investing Principal

Responsible for:

The full life-cycle of Orion investments – building relationships with exceptional business owners, evaluating investment opportunities and supporting Orion partner companies

First job:

Lifeguard / Janitor / Swim Lessons instructor at the YMCA of Central Ohio

Favorite:

Quote: “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”

Nicole Zivkovic

Senior Investing Associate

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Investing

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Multi-Site Mechanical Services

Heavy Mechanical Services

Nicole Zivkovic

Senior Investing Associate

Responsible for:

New Orion investments from sourcing deals to executing transactions

First job:

Camp Counselor

Favorite:

Quote: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

George Bagdassarian

Chief Accounting Officer

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Finance

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George Bagdassarian

Chief Accounting Officer

Responsible for:

Helping to build a world class finance and accounting team and overseeing financial operations, as well as establishing and maintaining accounting policies across Orion

First job:

Dog Walker

Favorite:

Quote: "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right." – Isaac Asimov

Arya Narasimhan

Investing Vice President

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Investing

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Commercial Landscaping

Facilities Maintenance

Arya Narasimhan

Investing Vice President

Responsible for:

The full lifecycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Soccer Referee

Favorite:

Moment: Riding an ATV in Bali

Madison MacRitchie

Senior Investing Associate

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Investing

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Commercial Landscaping

Facilities Maintenance

Madison MacRitchie

Senior Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Driving inorganic growth at Orion through deal activity by managing the full lifecycle of a deal, sourcing through execution

First job:

Beach lifeguard

Favorite:

Activity: Hiking to the peak in the summer, and downhill skiing in the winter

Kaveh Issapour

Investing Associate

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Investing

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Kaveh Issapour

Investing Associate

Responsible for:

The full life cycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Soccer referee

Favorite:

Moment: When the Jets beat the Patriots in the 2010 Divisional Round

Max Thompson

Senior Investing Associate

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Investing

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Max Thompson

Senior Investing Associate

Responsible for:

The full life cycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Mowing Lawns

Favorite:

Activity: Running

Josh Bernstein

Senior Investing Associate

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Investing

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Josh Bernstein

Senior Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Building relationships with quality business owners and driving inorganic growth for Orion by identifying and evaluating new investments

First job:

Grocery store cashier / stocker

Favorite:

Guitar Chord: G

Guy Waterhouse

Investing Analyst

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Investing

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Commercial Landscaping

Facilities Maintenance

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Guy Waterhouse

Investing Analyst

Responsible for:

Driving the M&A process from sourcing through execution

First job:

Tutoring

Favorite:

Feeling: Smashing a driver with a big high draw down the middle of the fairway

Alicia Kang

Financial Operations Analyst

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Finance

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Operations

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Alicia Kang

Financial Operations Analyst

Responsible for:

Supporting financial operations at Orion and our partner companies

First job:

Data entry for a nurse practitioner

Favorite:

Movie: Parasite

Sequoyah Perry

Investing Analyst

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Investing

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Sequoyah Perry

Investing Analyst

Responsible for:

The full lifecycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Poolside waiter

Favorite:

Quote: “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

Dylan Kimmons-Ruikka

Accounting Manager

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Finance

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Operations

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Dylan Kimmons-Ruikka

Accounting Manager

Responsible for:

Supporting accounting operations across Orion

First job:

Cashier at my grandfather's store

Favorite:

Activity: Going to the symphony

Elly Gluschke

Investing Associate

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Investing

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Elly Gluschke

Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Building relationships with business owners and driving inorganic growth for Orion by identifying new investments

First job:

Ranch hand

Favorite:

Activity: Skiing fresh tracks on a blue bird powder day

Ashley Thompson

Director of Executive Search

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Talent

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Ashley Thompson

Director of Executive Search

Responsible for:

Attracting and hiring talent at Orion and our operating companies

First job:

Receptionist at a hair salon

Favorite:

Activity: Summer beach days with my family that end with lobster rolls and ice cream

Emery Zahner

Investing Analyst

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Investing

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Emery Zahner

Investing Analyst

Responsible for:

The full lifecycle of investment opportunities from origination to execution

First job:

Commercial fisherman

Favorite:

Lawn game: Spikeball

Carolyn Kimmick

Director of Executive Search

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Talent

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Carolyn Kimmick

Director of Executive Search

Responsible for:

Connecting people with opportunities and helping Orion and our operating companies find and retain exceptional talent

First job:

Lifeguard / swim instructor at a local summer camp program

Favorite:

Moment: Watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Jessica Tran

Office Manager

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Jessica Tran

Office Manager

Responsible for:

Keeping Orion HQ moving and providing support to our rapidly growing team

First job:

Tutor at Kumon

Favorite:

Quote: "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill

Dan Teti

Investing Associate

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Investing

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Dan Teti

Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Building relationships with business owners and driving inorganic growth for Orion by identifying new investments

First job:

Roofing and French Drain technician

Favorite:

Activity: Pickleball

Michaela Keefe

Investing Associate

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Investing

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Michaela Keefe

Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Sourcing new businesses

First job:

Coach

Favorite:

Activity: Beach Volleyball

Angela Maria De Santis

Investing Analyst

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Investing

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Angela Maria De Santis

Investing Analyst

Responsible for:

The full lifecycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Waitress at a pizzeria

Favorite:

Shopping item: flowers

Jack Friel

Investing Associate

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Investing

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Jack Friel

Investing Associate

Responsible for:

Building relationships with business owners and driving inorganic growth for Orion by identifying new investments

First job:

Tennis instructor

Favorite:

Music Genre: 80s New Wave

Zoe McDowell

Investing Analyst

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Investing

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Zoe McDowell

Investing Analyst

Responsible for:

The full lifecycle of investment opportunities from deal origination to deal execution

First job:

Raising goats on my small family farm

Favorite:

Moment: Chasing rainbows at Garganta del Diablo in Argentina

Orion

Vertical Leadership

Operator Network

By Function

By Industry

Will Adams

Isaiah Brown

Raj Motwani

Seth Matheson

Max Agranoff

Nicole Zivkovic

George Bagdassarian

Arya Narasimhan

Madison MacRitchie

Kaveh Issapour

Max Thompson

Josh Bernstein

Guy Waterhouse

Alicia Kang

Sequoyah Perry

Dylan Kimmons-Ruikka

Elly Gluschke

Ashley Thompson

Emery Zahner

Carolyn Kimmick

Jessica Tran

Dan Teti

Michaela Keefe

Angela Maria De Santis

Jack Friel

Zoe McDowell

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