Brad Pietras
Director of Finance/CFO at Level Equity Management LLC
Profile
Brad Pietras is the Director of Finance at Level where he oversees finance.
Prior to joining Level, Brad was a Vice President and the Controller at Lightyear Capital where he was responsible for all finance, accounting, and tax functions.
Previously, Brad worked at Blackstone in corporate private equity finance and oversaw some of the firm’s flagship and geographic/sector focused funds.
Before Blackstone, Brad was a Manager at Grant Thornton where he lead audit and accounting advisory engagements of private equity funds, hedge funds, and their management companies and his experience included assisting clients in the M&A process for the acquisition of asset manager equity interest.
Brad began his career in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers servicing clients in the asset management industry.
Brad holds an M.B.A.
in Financial Management and a B.S.
in Accounting from La Salle University, where he attended on an athletic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude.
He earned both degrees as a participant in the university’s 4-year BS/MBA dual degree program.
Brad is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.
Brad Pietras active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Level Equity Management LLC
 Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2022-02-28 |
Former positions of Brad Pietras
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Lightyear Capital LLC
 Lightyear Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Marron & Associates LLC founded in 2000 by Donald Baird Marron. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | 2022-02-28 |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
 The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-10-29 |
Grant Thornton LLP
 Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-10-29 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Private Equity Investor | 2013-08-31 |
Training of Brad Pietras
| LaSalle University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Lightyear Capital LLC
Lightyear Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Marron & Associates LLC founded in 2000 by Donald Baird Marron. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Industrial Services |
Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Commercial Services |
Level Equity Management LLC
Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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