Hidden Star Team
Mike Dewey
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner
Role: Oversee the Fund’s operations, deal flow, LP relations, and investment process.
- Mike is the Founder and President of Hidden Star Resources, a non-profit 501(c)(3) that helps women and minority entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.
- Former Founder & President of FCPC Management.
- Former President and COO of Clearshot Capital Partners.
Dr. John Sibley Butler
Title: Partner
Role: Chairman of the Advisory Board, member of the investment committee, deal flow, public relations
- John is the Emeritus J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at the University of Texas Austin.
- Former Director of The IC2 Institute, The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the Texas Venture Lab at The University of Texas.
- John has served many organizations as a management consultant and has taught innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan and China.
- Two time successful entrepreneur
Committed: not announced, CFA, CAIA
Title: Chief Investment Officer, Partner
Role: Investment strategy, portfolio management, deal evaluation and structuring, risk management
- Previous experience as CIO
- Accomplished career in the oversight of private equity funds
- Several prestigious awards
Jerome Hamilton
Title: Partner
Role: liaison with venture and early PE firms, advisory board, investment committee
- GP in Brown Venture Group, A $50 Million technology investment fund.
- Former CEO of Open Therapeutics, a global bio-tech company. Hamilton led the company’s scale and global expansion as well as managed business. development, sales, marketing, and investor relations
- Former VP of LEAN Six Sigma Operations, Corporate Quality and Acquisition Integration for 3M Company, a $40 billion revenue multinational company.
Darien Hill, CFA
Title: Chief Operating Officer, Partner
Role: Fund operations, reporting
- Private Equity – Fund Manager
- Fund Operations expert
- 2x Fund Startup veteran
- $1.4 Billion AUM
- Investment Committee member
Brett Cornwell
Title: Chief Development Officer, Partner
Role: TEAMS director, due diligence and business improvement recommendations on target investments
- Brett was the Executive Director of Technology Commercialization at the Texas A&M University System for 10 years before retiring in 2021.
- Deputy director of the NASA Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center for 10 years and served as the deputy director for three.
- At both Texas A&M and NASA, Brett led programs to connect external business that had needs for technical assistance, expert help, and research partnerships.
Committed: not announced
Title: Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officer, Partner
Role: Implement and monitor policies and process by which firm will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, maintain compliance records, coordinate with outside law firms for ethics and compliance issues; manage, and monitor the financial actions, operations and policies of the organization.
- She has 20+ years of experience in asset management and fund operations with $200+ Billion fund manager
- Strong compliance and operations background
- Experienced at handling large complex transactions
- Superior relationship management and client onboarding and client relationship experience
Hidden Star Investment Committee
Mike Dewey
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner
Role: Oversee the Fund’s operations, deal flow, LP relations, and investment process.
- Mike is the Founder and President of Hidden Star Resources, a non-profit 501(c)(3) that helps women and minority entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.
- Former Founder & President of FCPC Management.
- Former President and COO of Clearshot Capital Partners.
Dr. John Sibley Butler
Title: Partner
Role: Chairman of the Advisory Board, member of the investment committee, deal flow, public relations
- John is the Emeritus J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at the University of Texas Austin.
- Former Director of The IC2 Institute, The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the Texas Venture Lab at The University of Texas.
- John has served many organizations as a management consultant and has taught innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan and China.
- Two time successful entrepreneur
Frank Krasovec
Role: Investment committee and advisory board
- CEO of Norwood Investments and has founded highly successful companies in multiple industries.
- Rust Investment and Rust Capital which Frank co-found went on to become Austin Ventures and Kirtland Capital in Cleveland.
- Frank also co-founded two private real estate companies which owned over 50 properties. One arm became Carr America (NYSE) which was sold to Blackstone in 2005.
Jerome Hamilton
Title: Partner
Role: liaison with venture and early PE firms, advisory board, investment committee
- GP in Brown Venture Group, A $50 Million technology investment fund.
- Former CEO of Open Therapeutics, a global bio-tech company. Hamilton led the company’s scale and global expansion as well as managed business. development, sales, marketing, and investor relations
- Former VP of LEAN Six Sigma Operations, Corporate Quality and Acquisition Integration for 3M Company, a $40 billion revenue multinational company.
Committed: not announced, CFA, CAIA
Title: Chief Investment Officer, Partner
Role: Investment strategy, portfolio management, deal evaluation and structuring, risk management
- Previous experience as CIO
- Accomplished career in the oversight of private equity funds
Hidden Star Board
Frank Krasovec
Title: Advisor
Role: Investment committee and advisory board
- CEO of Norwood Investments and is a seasoned, successful entrepreneur who has founded highly successful companies in multiple industries.
- Rust Investment and Rust Capital which Frank co-founded went on to become Austin Ventures and Kirtland Capital in Cleveland.
- Frank also co-founded two private real estate companies which owned over 50 properties. One arm became Carr America (NYSE) which was sold to Blackstone in 2005.
Mike Dewey
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner
Role: Oversee the Fund’s operations, deal flow, LP relations, and investment process.
- Mike is the Founder and President of Hidden Star Resources, a non-profit 501(c)(3) that helps women and minority entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.
- Former Founder & President of FCPC Management.
- Former President and COO of Clearshot Capital Partners.
Kelly Merryman
Title: Advisor
Role: Advisory Board member
- YouTube Sr. Executive
- Netflix Sr. Executive
- COO – Aura
- Harvard MBA
- Advisor / Mentor lead
Gloria Goins
Title: Advisor
Role: Advisory board member
- Global Head of DEI – Cisco Systems
- Former Head Amazon AWS Global DEI
- Home Depot multi-cultural marketing executive
- U Penn law, Stanford undergrad
To Be Determined (search underway)
Title: Advisor
Role: Advisory Board