Our Team

The Hidden Star Capital Team is made up of a diverse group of highly regarded professionals.

Candice Hunter Corby

President & Chief Executive Officer

Candice Corby is President and CEO of the Hidden Star Equity Fund. She is an experienced C-Suite Executive and youngest ever CFO of a publicly traded company unit at age 26.

She has been recognized for her career-long support of women and equality by being awarded the United Nations Global Business and Interfaith Peace medal for advocacy and the Woman of the Decade in Law and Leadership by the Women Economic Forum.

As CEO of Purpose Legal, Candice recently led the company through explosive growth and sale to Private Equity.

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Mike Dewey

Founder & Chairman

Mike Dewey is the founder of the Hidden Star Equity Fund. With partners, he oversees the Fund’s operations, deal flow, and investment process. Since 2016 he has been Founder and CEO of Hidden Star Resources, an 8-year-old non-profit 501(c)(3) assisting women and minority entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.

A three-time successful entrepreneur and former private equity investor, Mike also serves as the CEO of New Leaf Staffing, LLC; a fast growing, unique provider in the $180 billion staffing industry. Since 2019, New Leaf has seen average annual growth of 232% and currently employs more than 600 people.

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Leadership Board & Investment Committee

Frank Krasovec

Chairman of Investment Committee
  • Co-Founded multiple public companies
  • 2x VC Fund Founder (including Austin Ventures)
  • Renowned philanthropist, CEO/ growth specialist w/ global reach
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Dr. John Sibley Butler

Partner
  • World Renowned Expert on Minority Business
  • Chair Emeritus – Univ. of Texas McCombs School of Business
  • 3x Successful entrepreneur
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Committed: Not Announced

Chief Investment Officer, CFA/ CAIA
  • Previous experience as CIO $5b+fund
  • Accomplished career in the oversight of private equity funds
  • Several prestigious awards

Brett Cornwell

Chief Development Officer
  • NASA Tech Transfer leader
  • Texas A&M tech commercialization Director
  • Dir. of Assistance/ Mentoring Program
  • T.E.A.M.S Leader
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Neelam Sharma

Board Member & Partner
  • 20+ years of experience spanning FinTech, Banking and Private Equity, ESG Lead
  • CEO of Integrity 2 ESG Certification
  • Neelam has also developed new regulatory and compliance offerings and has two patents in NLP

Jerome Hamilton

Partner
  • 3M Sr VP: Acquisition integration & quality
  • CEO of Global outreach biotech company
  • Partner in $50m tech investment fund
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Darien Hill

Partner
  • Private Equity- Fund Manager
  • Fund Operations Expert
  • 2x Fund Startup Veteran $1.4b AUM
  • Investment Committee

Mychael Perry

Vice President
  • Texas Tech Business Marketing
  • 3+ years of private equity experience
  • Has successfully raised $2.5M+ through institutions
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