A Diverse and Cohesive Team

Highly experienced and long-tenured investment team with over 120 years of combined private equity experience through multiple financial, market and economic cycles.

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Stephen C. Sherrill

Managing Partner and Founder

Bruce C. Bruckmann Photo

Bruce C. Bruckmann

Managing Partner and Founder

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Thomas J. Baldwin

Managing Partner

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Rashad Rahman

Managing Partner

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Tory Rooney

Managing Partner

George Kang Photo

George Kang

Vice President

Will Adams Photo

Will Adams

Senior Associate

Sarah Ogden Photo

Sarah Ogden

Senior Associate

Jimmy Shen Photo

Jimmy Shen

Associate

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Carolyn C. Warner

Director of Investor Relations

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Afua A. Wilson

VP of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer

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Marilena E. Tibrea

Controller

Stephen C. Sherrill

Stephen C. Sherrill

Managing Partner and Founder

Stephen C. Sherrill, co-founded BRS in 1995 and prior to that was an officer of CVC from 1983 through 1994. He began his career as an associate at the New York law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Steve is a member of the investment committee.

Steve earned his BA at Yale University and his JD at Columbia Law School.

Current and Prior BRS Board Seats:

  • Airxcel Holdings
  • Alliance Laundry Systems
  • B&G Foods
  • BRS Outdoor Holdings (Royal Robbins, Inc. / Evolv Sports)
  • BRS Outdoor Sports Holdings (Gamo Outdoor, SL / Daisy Manufacturing / New Archery Products / SplatRBal)
  • Doane Pet Care Enterprises
  • Eurofresh
  • Healthessentials Solutions
  • HealthPlus Corporation
  • Il Fornaio (America) Corporation
  • Jitney-Jungle Stores of America
  • Mediq
  • MWI Veterinary Supply
  • Organika Health Products
  • Restaurants Associates Corp
  • Ruth’s Hospitality Group
  • Seroyal Holdings
Bruce C. Bruckmann

Bruce C. Bruckmann

Managing Partner and Founder

Bruce C. Bruckmann co-founded BRS in 1995 and prior to that was an officer of CVC from 1983 through 1994. He began his career as an associate at the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler. Bruce is a member of the investment committee.

Bruce received his AB from Harvard College and his JD from Harvard Law School.

Current and Prior BRS Board Seats:

  • Anvil Holdings
  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • Copelands’ Enterprises
  • DTLR Villa
  • Eos Fitness Holdings
  • EZ Lube
  • H&E Equipment Services
  • Healthessentials Solutions
  • HealthPlus Corporation
  • Heritage Crystal-Clean
  • Il Fornaio (America) Corporation
  • Jitney-Jungle Stores of America
  • Mediq
  • Mohawk Industries
  • MWI Veterinary Supply
  • Penhall International
  • Real Mex Restaurants
  • Town Sports International
Thomas J. Baldwin

Thomas J. Baldwin

Managing Partner

Thomas J. Baldwin joined BRS in 2000, after working with BRS on several investment opportunities and serving for BRS on the Board of Directors of B&G Foods from 1998 to 2007. From 1988 to 1995, he served as Vice President and then Managing Director of The INVUS Group, Ltd., a private equity investment firm. Prior to that, Tom was a consultant with Boston Consulting Group, a strategy consulting firm. He is a member of the investment committee.

Tom received a BBA from Siena College and his MBA from The Harvard Business School.

Current and Prior BRS Board Seats:

  • B&G Foods
  • Eurofresh
  • InMotion Entertainment Group
  • Lazy Days’ R.V. Center
  • Not Your Average Joe’s
  • Simpson Performance Products
  • The Sheridan Group
  • Things Remembered
  • totes»Isotoner Corporation
  • Wise Company
Rashad Rahman

Rashad Rahman

Managing Partner

Rashad Rahman joined BRS in 2003. Previously, he was in the Private Equity group of Deutsche Bank and began his career in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse. Rashad is a member of the investment committee.

Rashad has a degree in Economics and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Current and Prior BRS Board Seats:

  • Canada Pooch
  • DTLR Villa
  • Eos Fitness Holdings
  • EZ Lube
  • Organika Health Products
  • Seroyal Holdings
  • Shearwater Research
  • totes»Isotoner Corporation
  • Wise Company
Tory Rooney

Tory Rooney

Managing Partner

Tory Rooney joined BRS in 2007. He began his career in the Investment Banking division of Wachovia Capital Markets L.L.C. Tory is a member of the investment committee.

Tory has a degree in Business Administration from Goizueta Business School of Emory University.

Current and Prior BRS Board Seats:

  • 2nd Ave
  • BRS Outdoor Holdings (Royal Robbins, Inc. / Evolv Sports)
  • BRS Outdoor Sports Holdings (Gamo Outdoor / Daisy Manufacturing / New Archery Products / SplatRBall)
  • InMotion Entertainment Group
  • Simpson Performance Products
  • Things Remembered
  • Tolemar
  • Tumble 22 Restaurant
George Kang

George Kang

Vice President

George Kang joined BRS in 2018 as an Associate and was promoted to Vice President in 2023. Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking division of Jefferies LLC.

George received his B.S. from the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Will Adams

Will Adams

Senior Associate

Will Adams joined BRS in 2019 as an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2022. Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking division of Deutsche Bank.

Will received his B.A. in Accounting and Business Administration and B.S. in International Politics from Washington & Lee University.

Sarah Ogden

Sarah Ogden

Senior Associate

Sarah C. Ogden joined BRS in 2022. Previously, she worked at Apple Retail in Financial Operations and Goldman Sachs in Consumer Retail Equity Capital Markets.

Sarah received a BA in Economics from Middlebury College and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jimmy Shen

Jimmy Shen

Associate

Jimmy Shen joined BRS in 2022. Previously, he worked at Main Post Partners, a consumer growth equity firm, and MTS Health Partners, a healthcare focused investment bank.

Jimmy received his B.A. in International Business from University of California, San Diego.

Carolyn C. Warner

Carolyn C. Warner

Director of Investor Relations

Carolyn C. Warner joined BRS in 2016. Previously she worked at UBS in the Private Funds Group and CapitalSource Finance (now PacWest Bancorp). Carolyn began her career at Gleacher Partners.

Carolyn received a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago, Master in Finance from Princteon University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business.

Afua A. Wilson

Afua A. Wilson

VP of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer

Afua A. Wilson joined BRS in 2020. Previously she worked as a Director in the Banking and Capital Markets practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

Afua is a Certified Public Accountant and received her BS in Accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Marilena E. Tibrea

Marilena E. Tibrea

Controller

Marilena E. Tibrea joined BRS at its inception in 1995. Previously, Marilena was an employee of The Olayon Group.