Clients appreciate day-to-day access to Ali’s 18 years of investment banking experience, including senior positions in both New York and San Francisco with Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

Ali’s tenure in New York focused on providing investment banking solutions to large capitalization companies in a diverse range of industries including defense/aerospace (Boeing's $15BN acquisition of McDonnell Douglas), technology (IBM's $3.5BN unsolicited acquisition of Lotus) and consumer products (Mattel’s hostile offer for Hasbro). Ali worked with clients in the formation of value-maximization strategies such as improving growth and product portfolios via acquisitions (Malaysia Pacific Berhad’s acquisition of a division of National Semiconductor), increasing management focus through divestiture programs (the sale of Raytheon’s GaAs semiconductor business to TriQuint) and balance sheet solutions such as recapitalizations and leveraged transactions (Alden Press’ acquisition by KKR).

Ali moved to the Bay Area in 1997 and became increasingly focused on growth-stage public and private companies in the technology, consumer media and consumer retail spaces, often at the intersection of these industries: Infoseek's $2BN sale to Disney (an extremely complex two-step transaction involving multiple entities and newly issued tracking stock) and Jamba AG's $275MM sale to Verisign. Ali’s sell-side experience (ReplayTV, Chromatic Research, USCS, Borland’s CodeGear division, …) is complemented by extensive cross-border experience including Finisar's $50MM acquisition of Infineon's fiber optics subsidiary and Zeiss’ $800MM attempted acquisition of FEI Company.

Ali earned bachelors and masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and was a member of the University's 1987 national champion programming team. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and the IEEE. Ali lives in San Francisco with his wife and three children.

Jay has over 15 years experience in corporate finance and capital formation. Jay's past clients include Porsche AG, Paramount Pictures, Infospace, Deutsche Bank, McKesson and dozens of growth and middle market companies in market sectors including Internet telephony, wireless commerce, networking equipment, healthcare and consumer services.

Previously, Jay built and sold Least Cost Routing, Inc, based in Sunnyvale, California. Jay positioned the firm to profit from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, building the firm's switch and operational infrastructure. Jay also has financial sales experience with Prudential Securities.

Jay holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Steve has 20 years of multi-disciplinary and multi-industry investment banking experience. Always based in New York, Steve's experience has included advising both US and international companies regarding corporate finance and M&A activity, and advising US and international institutional investors (public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, registered investment advisors and investment partnerships) regarding investments and fund raising activities globally.

Prior to joining GTK, Steve was employed at the Institutional Securities Divisions of Lehman Brothers from 2000 to 2006, and of UBS from 1994 to 2000. From 1987 to 1994, Steve was with The Bridgeford Group, a boutique investment bank controlled by the Industrial Bank of Japan.

Steve holds a BA in Economics from Columbia University. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

Dave is an expert on the capital raising process for growth companies. He has lectured extensively and published several articles on related matters.

Dave has his own successful history as an entrepreneur, including as founder and President of Emerge Juice & Nutrition Systems, a health food manufacturing and marketing firm. Dave also launched the Marketing Services division of New York based consulting firm PIRA Energy Group

Dave holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.