Ted's responsibilities at Praesidian Capital include regulatory, accounting and financial compliance, analysis, and strategic planning.

Prior to co-founding Praesidian, Ted was a Partner at Harnell Partners. Before joining Harnell, he served as President of UMC Acquisition Corp, a holding company comprised of three entities: Anaheim Extrusion – acustom shape aluminum extruder, Universal Molding – a metal fabricator and roll former, and UMEX – a commodity aluminum extruder. He served as President and COO of these companies for five years.

Ted also founded MH Capital Investors, Inc., a $20,000,000 SBIC, which enabled Manufacturers Hanover to take a more significant role in portfolio companies through larger ownership stakes.

He received his MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Business Administration from Colorado State University.