Russell Vernon

Bio

Russ Vernon, a founder of the firm, is a member of General Partner and was formerly the President of Commerce Capital Markets, Inc. Prior to this he was Director of Operations at Barrett Associates, Inc., a New York based money management firm. Prior to co-founding BVM Capital with Ross Barrett, he served as the Director of Investment Operations at Warburg Pincus Asset Management. He has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining co-founding VCE Capital with Ross Barrett, he served as the Director of Investment Operations at Warburg Pincus Asset Management. Prior to this, he served in a similar capacity at Chancellor Capital Management. In these roles he was directly responsible for building a state of the art infrastructure to support all client, business, product development and growth needs and served on numerous management and operating committees. He has also served as a Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche where his consulting practice focused on management, M and A, financial service and due diligence engagements and issues. Early on in his career, he was a Vice President of Citibank, NA. In the public sector, Russ served as a full Colonel in the National Guard until 2005. He has served in numerous positions including Company Commander, Battalion Operations Officer, Commander of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry "The Fighting 69th", the Inspector General of the 42nd Infantry Division and as Military Liaison to the New York State Department of Governmental Affairs. He currently commands the New York State ARFOR Command. He is a notary public and holds the NASD Series 7,24,63 and 65 licenses. Among his numerous military decorations are the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. His badges include the Expert Infantryman Badge, Air Assault and Airborne Wings and the coveted Ranger Tab. He serves on the board of Jenrin Discovery, Inc., VCE Capital, the Hebrew Technical Institute and the West Point Society of the Mid Hudson. Masters in Business Administration, Columbia University, Masters in Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.