Adrian J Maizey

Adrian J Maizey is a partner at Protea Asset Management LLC (“Protea”) and a member of Riskowitz Capital Management LLC (the General Partner of Riskowitz Value Fund LP, a value investment fund) and has extensive experience in managing investment firms focused on controlling ownership stakes in both private and public companies. Adrian holds the Chief Financial Officer and President titles for Protea and, in this capacity, sources capital and investment opportunities, provides guidance to portfolio companies, evaluates and monitors investments, and is responsible for Protea’s financial, legal, regulatory, marketing and tax activities. Before joining Protea, Adrian J Maizey was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Leonard Green & Partners, LP, a Los Angeles based private equity firm. Prior to that, Adrian was a partner at Redbird Capital Partners LLC, a New York City based private equity firm. Adrian also formerly held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., a well-known value investment fund. Adrian was the CEO and founder of Rand Group, LLC which provided a full spectrum of support and advisory services to hedge funds and high net worth family offices including regulatory compliance, accounting, tax, estate, treasury, technology, administrative, and legal support services. Adrian was Chief Financial Officer of Motherrock LP, an energy derivatives hedge fund. Prior to that, Adrian spent a decade with Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) serving primarily the investment management and energy industries as a management consultant and member of Deloitte’s Financial Advisory Services, Corporate Finance, and Energy Trading Risk management practices. Adrian holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2003) and a bachelor of Business Administration degree with distinction in Accounting from the University of Nebraska (1996) and is a Certified Public Accountant. Stayed in Africa.