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Don Campbell
Donald M. Campbell co-founded Hambrecht & Quist Guaranty Finance Management, LLC, in 1985, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until December 31, 2001. After that Don was the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Finance Management, LLC, a company formed to manage H&QGF under contract with JPMorgan Chase & Company. In March, 2006 Don formed a group to buy and manage the remaining assets of H&QGF. Don has extensive experience in corporate finance and has been a financial analyst and financial planner as well as a Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of two public technology companies. Don’s professional diversity is expansive; he is currently a director of a number of public companies and performs advisory roles in a handful of private companies. Don received a B.Sc degree with Highest Distinction from the University of Nebraska, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University , where he graduated second in his class.

Andrew Kahn
Andrew Kahn has been providing financing to emerging growth businesses for 22 years.  Prior to PFG Andrew was a General Partner of JP Morgan Partners, managing two venture capital funds and leading the buyout/growth equity practice on the West Coast.  Prior to JP Morgan he was a General Partner of Hambrecht & Quist’s $330 million late stage venture capital fund.  Andrew held several other positions within Hambrecht & Quist during his nine-year tenure.  These include as a Managing Director of the Investment Bank, including acting as the senior banker for H&Q’s own IPO in 1996, and President of H&Q Guaranty Finance, the firm’s venture lending subsidiary. Andrew has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan .

Lorraine Nield
Lorraine Nield has more than 20 years of experience with financing emerging growth companies. She joined Hambrecht & Quist Guaranty Finance in 1987 and has been involved in all aspects of the structuring of venture debt and lease financing as well as the management of investments in portfolio companies.  Lorraine served as H&QGF’s Chief Financial Officer from 1996 until December 2001.  In January 2002 she co-founded Guaranty Finance Management, LLC, a company established to manage the assets of H&QGF for JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Prior to joining H&QGF, Lorraine was involved with a venture-backed telecommunications start-up and an international freight company in San Francisco.  Before moving to the USA, Lorraine spent nine years with a fashion industry import/export agency in London, and was educated in Belgium and England. 

Jason Georgatos
Jason Georgatos has been providing financing to emerging growth technology companies for the past 5 years.  Jason has played an active role in Partners for Growth including sourcing, structuring and monitoring debt and equity transactions.  Prior to joining Partners for Growth in August of 2004, Jason spent 2 years with Silicon Valley Bank providing loans to technology and life science companies.  Jason holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and a Masters degree from the University of Oxford in the U.K.   

Dan Price
Dan Price joined Partners for Growth in 2005 and has focused much of his time on portfolio management.  He also assists in transaction support with particular expertise in accounting and tax issues.  Prior to joining Partners for Growth, Dan worked for three years in Deloitte & Touche’s audit and advisory services practice where he focused on investment funds, leasing companies and high tech. Dan holds a Bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University where he graduated summa cum laude with special recognition in Finance.  Dan is a certified public accountant. 

Natalie Ho
Natalie Ho manages much of the accounting, billing and bookkeeping functions for Partners for Growth.  Natalie has been with PfG and its predecessor firm, Hambrecht & Quist Guaranty Finance for the past 8 years.  Prior to joining Hambrecht & Quist Guaranty Finance, she worked with a Brokers/Dealers Clearing Firm and Insurance Adjusters Company.  Natalie has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from San Francisco State University .

Kathy Adams
Kathy Adams serves as Partners For Growth’s Executive Assistant. She joined Partners For Growth in March 2006. Prior to joining PFG she worked in the radio and music industry for 10 years with Clear Channel Communications and the corporate offices of Tower Records. Kathy graduated from San Francisco State University.