Meet Our Principals
Douglas P. Conner
Prior to founding BrightPath Capital, Mr. Conner was a Principal at Cardinal Ventures, LLC, an Indianapolis-based lower middle market private equity firm. Mr. Conner joined Cardinal in 1996 and played key roles in the sourcing, closing and monitoring of over 20 separate transactions. Prior to working at Cardinal, Mr. Conner was an investment banker with McDonald & Company Securities and a consultant with Bain & Company. He also worked as a Systems Engineer and Marketing Representative for IBM Corporation. Mr. Conner earned a BA from DePauw University in 1979 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1984, where he was a Baker Scholar, a distinction awarded to the top 5% of each class.
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J. Mitchell Rader
Prior to founding BrightPath Capital, Mr. Rader was the Vice President of Finance & CFO for Red Gold, Inc., the largest integrated tomato processor in North America. His primary responsibilities at Red Gold included managing all financial reporting, tax reporting, insurance, benefits, activity-based costing, credit, banking, strategic planning, risk management and information technology. Prior to Red Gold, Mr. Rader held senior financial positions at Lime-O-Sol, Inc., RHM Industrial Specialty Foods, Inc., and Downey Designs International, Inc. He began his career at KPMG Peat Marwick and gained his CPA certificate in 1985. Mr. Rader earned a BS from Ball State University in 1982.
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