Mr. Finkel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Prism Capital. He has been investing in the Chicago private equity community for over 20 years. Mr. Finkel has overseen PMF I investments into 25 companies as well as POF deployments into 14 portfolio companies. He served on the board of Penn-Wheeling Closure and currently serves on the boards of Artromick International and SterilMed Holdings.

Previously, Mr. Finkel was an Investment Manager at Wind Point Partners where he invested in early, growth and later stage companies. Before starting his career in private equity, he was a Corporate Associate specializing in mergers and acquisitions with Paine Webber. Additionally, Mr. Finkel is a founder and former Chairman of the Illinois Venture Capital Association, from which he received the prestigious Fellows Award in 2005.  He was selected to serve on the Illinois State Treasurer's Technology Fund of Funds Review Board and serves on the boards of The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Chicago Junior Achievement.   He received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a BA in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. 

Mr. Finkel is the author of The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, a McGraw Hill Business Book, tentatively scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009.

Mr. Vivian joined Prism Capital in 1999 and became a Partner in POF’s and PMF I’s general partners in 2003.  Mr. Vivian has over 12 years of experience investing in and lending to middle market companies, and he has been integral in structuring, negotiating and monitoring investments in both POF and PMF I.  He was an active member on the boards of Fitzroy Dearborn Publishing, and ClearSource and is an observer on behalf of Prism on the boards of Banner Holdings, Fieldglass, and Newser. 

Prior to joining Prism, Mr. Vivian was an associate in BancAmerica Securities’ leveraged finance group serving as both a senior lender and investment banker for the placement of subordinated debt. In this role, he evaluated, structured, negotiated and executed senior loans for the bank’s portfolio as well as syndicating bank loans and raising high yield bonds.  Prior to joining BancAmerica, he was a territory manager for Parker Hannifin Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Vivian is the immediate past Chairman of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC) and has also served as the President of the Midwest Regional Association of SBICs.  He currently serves on the Institutional Investor and PAC Committees for the Illinois Venture Capital Association.  Mr. Vivian received both an MBA and a BS in General Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Mr. Hoesley joined Prism Capital in 2001 and became a Partner of POF’s general partner in 2005 and of PMF I’s general partner in 2006. He is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, executing, and monitoring investments.  As a partner in POF, Mr. Hoesley serves on the boards of SterilMed Holdings, ISD Holdings, Trustwave and Celleration. 

Prior to joining Prism, Mr. Hoesley served as the Chief Financial Officer of Legato Partners, LLC, where he led the successful effort to restart two divisions of Foster & Gallagher, Inc., a leading direct marketing company focused on horticultural products, as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization. Mr. Hoesley was also the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of eVincio Corporation, a provider of enterprise-class content management software. Prior to eVincio, he spent four years at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he specialized in financings for international and technology businesses.  Mr. Hoesley is a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Venture Capital Association, the Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the IMSA Fund for the Advancement of Education, a member of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy’s President’s Alumni Advisory Council and a member of the Midwest Healthcare Investors Network. Additionally, he was previously Co-Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee and co-President of the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago. Mr. Hoesley received an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Illinois.

Mr. Finkel currently serves on the Board of ProSight and ISD.

Mr. Lump joined Prism in 2005, and is responsible for all accounting and financial reporting functions. Previously he was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young in the Chicago office and most recently worked on strategic and operational initiatives for Ernst & Young's global Transaction Advisory Services practice. Prior to this role, Mr. Lump provided financial due diligence services to private equity and corporate buyers in various industries including distribution, manufacturing, and retail. Mr. Lump began his career at Ernst & Young as an auditor in both the Chicago and London offices. He received a Bachelors degree from DePaul University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Lopez joined Prism Capital in 2007 as an analyst. He is responsible for assisting in sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments. Prior to joining Prism, Mr. Lopez was an associate with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey’s syndicated and leveraged finance group where he was actively involved in structuring and syndicating senior credit facilities. Mr. Lopez began his career as a portfolio manager with SunTrust Banks’ corporate banking division where he managed a portfolio consisting of major food and restaurant companies.

Mr. Lopez received a BBA in Finance and Accounting from Emory University and holds a NASD Series 7 license.