Brandon Ressler
Director of Finance/CFO at Norwest Equity Partners
Network origin in Brandon Ressler first degree
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University of Minnesota
 University of Minnesota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 203 |
Norwest Equity Partners
 Norwest Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Equity Partners is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Norwest Partners founded in 1961 by John E. Lindahl. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| Holding Company | Investment Managers | 42 |
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Companies connected to Brandon Ressler via their personal network
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| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | Major Banks | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
 Sit Investment Associates, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Fixed Income | |
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
 Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC. | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member President | |
Whitebox Advisors LLC
 Whitebox Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Whitebox Advisors LLC (Whitebox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Whitebox manages and advises private investment funds. They also offers advisory services to separately managed accounts. | Investment Managers | Director of Research - Equity | |
Stadion Money Management LLC
 Stadion Money Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Stadion Money Management LLC (Stadion) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Watkinsville, Georgia. The firm was founded by Timothy A. Chapman in 1993 as Personal Mutual Fund Management, Inc. They became a subsidiary of Smart USA Co. in 2022. Stadion provides custom solutions to retirement plan advisors, plan sponsors and participants. | Investment Managers | Investment Committee Member | |
| University of Notre Dame | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Invenshure LLC
 Invenshure LLC Investment ManagersFinance Invenshure LLC (Invenshure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Troy D Kopischke and Danny J Cunagin. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Private Equity Investor | |
Gravity Renewables, Inc.
 Gravity Renewables, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Gravity Renewables, Inc. operates and develops small hydroelectric power plants. It cleans energy to electricity consumers, helps conserve and restore historical sites, and promotes educational and recreational opportunities in the communities it serves. The company was founded by Ted Rose and Mark Boumansour in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Electric Utilities | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The Leuthold Group LLC (Investment Management)
 The Leuthold Group LLC (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance The Leuthold Group LLC (Investment Management), do-business-as Leuthold Weeden Capital Management (LWCM), is the SEC-registered investment management division of The Leuthold Group LLC headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Leuthold Group was founded in 1981 as an independent investment research firm. In 1987, members of The Leuthold Group founded LWCM to provide investment advisory services. The firm is majority employee-owned. LWCM serves as an investment advisor to separately managed accounts, Leuthold mutual funds, Leuthold ETF and a private fund that offers to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, government entities, unions, limited partnerships, endowments, investment companies, and pension plans. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
William Blair & Co. LLC
 William Blair & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Quadion LLC
 Quadion LLC Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Quadion LLC designs, develops, and manufactures molded plastic and rubber components, assemblies and finished product. It offers custom molded rubber, custom molded plastics, micro-molding standard and quad brand products, product design assistance or support process development, material sciences and program management capabilities. It serves medical, pharmaceutical and transportation, water, food, beverage and power markets. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker)
 Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| University of Wisconsin | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Norwest Mezzanine Partners
 Norwest Mezzanine Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Mezzanine Partners (Norwest Mezzanine Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Norwest Venture Capital Management Inc. founded in 2000 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with an office in Florida. | Investment Managers | Chief Investment Officer Chief Operating Officer Director of Finance/CFO General Counsel | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Pentec Health, Inc.
 Pentec Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Pentec Health, Inc. engages in the provision of patient-specific, and anticipatory compounded sterile medications. Its medications are used for administration in dialysis centers, as well as providing in-home Targeted Drug Delivery through nursing services and complex pharmaceutical products to patients who require access outside of a hospital setting. The company was founded by Gerald M. Francesco on April 28, 1983 and is headquartered in Glen Mills, PA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
eyebobs LLC
 eyebobs LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology eyebobs LLC manufactures eyewear products to retailers through brick and mortar locations both in the US and abroad. The company was founded by Julie Allinson in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
RBC Capital Markets LLC
 RBC Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
University of St. Thomas
 University of St. Thomas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| University of Iowa | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Great North Ventures
 Great North Ventures Investment ManagersFinance GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J. Weber, Robert J. Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor | |
ATLAND FUND MANAGER LLC
 ATLAND FUND MANAGER LLC Investment ManagersFinance Atland Fund Manager LLC (Atland Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sourish Ghosh, Harshil Chahal, David Brown and Samuel Bagley. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Consultant / Advisor | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Piper Sandler & Co.
 Piper Sandler & Co. Regional BanksFinance Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Regional Banks | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Somerville Partners LLC
 Somerville Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Somerville Partners LLC provides business consulting services. The private company is based in Englewood, CO. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
PeopleNet Communications Corp.
 PeopleNet Communications Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services PeopleNet Communications Corp. provides internet-based computing and mobile communications systems. The firm offers vehicle intelligence, safety, compliance and communications products. It provides professional, customer support, tailored solutions and managed mobility services. The company was founded by David Ladner in 1994 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Norvax LLC
 Norvax LLC Life/Health InsuranceFinance Norvax LLC engages in the provision of health insurance services through online. Its services include health insurance by state, health insurance companies, medicare options, prescription discounts, health savings accounts, and cobra health insurance. Its products include health, family health, short term health, dental, and self employed health insurance. It also offers solutions such as carrier solution, private health marketplace, and GoHealth VMO. The company was founded by Brandon Cruz and Clint Jones in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Life/Health Insurance | Director/Board Member Chief Operating Officer | |
Coyote Logistics LLC
 Coyote Logistics LLC Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Coyote Logistics LLC provides general freight and supply chain management services. It offers a network of carriers which transports cargo via truck, train, air, and sea, as well as tracking and data interchange software for web and mobile devices. The company was founded by Jeff Silver and Marianne Silver in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Air Freight/Couriers | Chief Operating Officer | |
| The Leeds School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
America's Promise Alliance
 America's Promise Alliance Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services America's Promise Alliance operates collaborative network that facilitates volunteer action for children and youth. Its partners are corporations, nonprofit service organizations, foundations, policymakers and advocacy organizations. The company was founded by Colin L. Powell and Ray G. Chambers in 1997 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Services to the Health Industry | Director/Board Member | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| US Military Academy | College/University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Canada | 2 |
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| Consumer Services | 18 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
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| Corporate Officer/Principal | 110 |
| Director/Board Member | 100 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 90 |
| Private Equity Investor | 49 |
| Masters Business Admin | 39 |
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| Reatha Clark King | 13 |
| Xin Chen | 13 |
| Barbara Nelsen | 11 |
| Jack Dempsey | 11 |
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| Sundip Murthy | 10 |
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