Investment Team

David Dullum

David Dullum

President

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Mr. Dullum joined The Gladstone Companies in February 2008. Mr. Dullum has served as President of Gladstone Investment Corporation since April 2008 and was a Director from June 2005 to August 2015. Mr. Dullum is an Executive Managing Director of our Adviser, Gladstone Management Corporation, and was a Director of Gladstone Commercial from August 2003 to May 2015, and a Director of Gladstone Capital from August 2001 to February 2015. Mr. Dullum has extensive experience in equity investing and middle market buyouts.

Prior to joining Gladstone, from 1995 to 2007, Mr. Dullum was a Partner of New England Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in small and medium-sized business in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. From 1976 to 1990, Mr. Dullum was a Managing General Partner of Frontenac Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Mr. Dullum has served as the Chairman of NASBIC (now known as SBIA) and on the Board of Trustees of The Stanford Business School Trust.  Mr. Dullum holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BME from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Current Board Affiliations
Galaxy Technologies

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Chase Doors
Jackrabbit
Venyu Solutions

Rachael Easton

Chief Financial Officer

Rachael Easton

Rachael Easton

Chief Financial Officer

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Ms. Easton joined Gladstone in December 2021 as the Chief Financial Officer of Gladstone Investment Corporation. Prior to joining Gladstone, Ms. Easton worked as the Senior Director, Financial Reporting, at AvalonBay Communities, Inc. in Arlington, VA. Ms. Easton also previously held accounting roles at companies across various industries and was a senior auditor in EY’s financial services assurance practice in New York, New York. Ms. Easton received a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics in Accounting from Lehigh University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State.

Kyle Largent

Executive Vice President – Senior Managing Director

Kyle Largent

Kyle Largent

Executive Vice President – Senior Managing Director

Kyle joined Gladstone in November 2006. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was a Vice President for National Capital, an investment bank providing M&A advisory services to small and mid-sized businesses. In 2003, Kyle served as an Associate Analyst in the Research group at Friedman Billings Ramsey. Kyle received an MBA from Georgetown University and a BSBA from the University of Tulsa, and is a CFA charterholder.

Current Board Affiliations
B+T Group
Brunswick Bowling Products
Old World Christmas
Schylling
Utah Pacific Bridge & Steel

Select Former Board Affiliations
Frontier Packaging
Head Country
Logo Sportswear
Meridian Auto Parts
Nth Degree
Pioneer Square Brands
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools
Star Seed
Venyu Solutions

Peter Roushdy

Executive Vice President – Managing Director

Peter Roushdy

Peter Roushdy

Executive Vice President – Managing Director

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703-287-5829
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Mr. Roushdy joined Gladstone in July 2011. Prior to joining Gladstone, he worked as an Analyst in the Consumer & Retail Investment Banking group at Wells Fargo Securities where he focused on debt and equity capital markets origination and advisory services to clients in the retail and restaurant sectors. Mr. Roushdy earned a BA in Economics from Davidson College in May 2008.

Current Board Affiliations
B+T Group
Dema Plumbing  
Educators Resource
Home Concepts
Horizon Facilities Services
J.R. Hobbs  
Mason West
Nocturne Luxury Villas
Nth Degree
The E3 Company

Select Former Board Affiliations
Bassett Creek Services
Cambridge Sound Management
Frontier Packaging
Star Seed

Erika Highland

Managing Director

Erika Highland

Erika Highland

Managing Director

Erika Highland joined Gladstone in August 2005. She currently serves as a Managing Director of Gladstone Investment Corporation. Prior to joining Gladstone, she was an Account Executive at Wells Fargo Retail Finance where she was responsible for monitoring and underwriting senior secured loans to national and regional retail chains. Before joining Wells Fargo, she was a financial Analyst in A.G. Edwards’ Investment Banking Division focusing on capital raising and M&A transactions for middle market companies. Ms. Highland holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Boston College.

Current Board Affiliations
Counsel Press
Ginsey Home Solutions
The Maids International

Select Former Board Affiliations
Cambridge Sound Management
Country Club Enterprises

Christopher Lee

Managing Director

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Managing Director

Mr. Lee joined Gladstone as a Principal in January 2008. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was a Vice President with MCG Capital where he was a debt and equity investor in middle-market companies across industry platforms, with a focus on telecommunications and publishing and including origination/underwriting and Board advisory roles. Prior to his work at MCG Capital, Mr. Lee worked as a Consultant with KPMG Consulting (now BearingPoint) from 1993 to 1998 where he performed cost accounting studies for state and local government clients. Mr. Lee earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University.

Current Board Affiliations
Edge Adhesives Holdings
Galaxy Technologies
Phoenix Door Systems
PSI Molded Plastics
SFEG Holdings

Select Former Board Affiliations
Alloy Die Casting
Jackrabbit

David Glazer

Managing Director

David Glazer

David Glazer

Managing Director

Mr. Glazer joined Gladstone in 2014. Prior to joining Gladstone, he worked at U.S. Trust Bank of America and in the Financial Institutions Investment Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he focused on debt and equity capital markets origination and M&A advisory services. He received an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business and a BA from Duke University.

Current Board Affiliations
Brunswick Bowling Products
ImageWorks Display and Marketing
Schylling

Select Former Board Affiliations
Ginsey Home Solutions
Head Country
Logo Sportswear
Old World Christmas
Pioneer Square Brands

Travis Steele

Travis Steele

Director

Mr. Steele joined Gladstone in March 2019. Prior to joining Gladstone, he acted as Managing Member at Steele Partners, an investment firm he founded focused on value investments within the public equity markets. He also worked as an Associate at Grey Mountain Partners, a private equity firm based in Colorado, and as an Analyst at RBC Capital Markets in New York. Mr. Steele graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University with honors in Mathematical Economics.

Current Board Affiliations
Dema Plumbing
Mason West
Old World Christmas
Utah Pacific Bridge & Steel

Select Former Board Affiliations
Frontier Packaging
Meridian Auto Parts

Pioneer Square Brands
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools

Daniel Crump

Senior Associate

Daniel Crump

Daniel Crump

Senior Associate

Mr. Crump joined Gladstone in January 2022. Prior to joining Gladstone, he worked as a Senior Associate at Mountain Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in the North American energy sector. Prior to his work at Mountain Capital, Mr. Crump was an analyst in the Global Energy Investment Banking group at Scotiabank, where he advised on M&A transactions in the Oil & Gas sector. Mr. Crump graduated with BS degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of Maryland.

Current Board Affiliations
Dema Plumbing
Educators Resource
Home Concepts
J.R. Hobbs
Nocturne Luxury Villas
The E3 Company

Mitchell Grant

Senior Associate

Mitchell Grant

Mitchell Grant

Senior Associate

Mr. Grant joined Gladstone in 2022. Prior to joining Gladstone, he worked as an Associate in the Global Consumer Investment Banking Group at Raymond James & Associates. While at Raymond James, Mr. Grant advised on numerous consumer product, retail, and e-commerce M&A and capital markets transactions. Mr. Grant earned a BA in Political Science from Duke University.

Current Board Affiliations
Horizon Facilities Services
ImageWorks Display and Marketing