Gemini Partners, Inc. is comprised of a select group of individuals, with decades of finance, investment and operational experience.

Matthew Johnson, Principal

Mr. Johnson brings to the Gemini Partners team over fifteen years of investment banking and executive operational experience. Mr. Johnson worked previously in investment banking for Prudential Securities and Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. He has financed and strategically advised a number of small and middle market companies, including a healthcare software firm where he also served as CFO. Mr. Johnson is a Board Member of Media Partners Publishing, Inc. and Vicariant, Inc. both funded through Gemini Partners. Mr. Johnson holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate. Download vcard

Nathan Johnson, Principal

Mr. Johnson brings to Gemini Partners over fifteen years of investment banking, international finance, and turnaround operational experience. Most recently, Mr. Johnson served as an executive with a number of companies funded by JP Morgan Partners working specifically on financial and operational turnarounds. In addition, Mr. Johnson worked at General Motors Corporation in their New York Treasury Office serving roles in corporate finance, M&A and international finance. Mr. Johnson is a Board Member of several companies funded through Gemini Partners. Mr. Johnson holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business and an M.A. in International Business from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate. Download vcard

Tad Neeley, Principal

Mr. Neeley brings to Gemini Partners over fifteen years of transaction and operations experience in the telecommunication industry. Most recently, Mr. Neeley was a Managing Director at RHK, where he advised leading telecomm service providers and technology vendors on strategic business issues related to deploying and operating emerging broadband access technologies. Mr. Neeley has led the international business development for a Bechtel company building wireless data networks and has led two wireless application start-ups, for which he raised over $30 million in combined funding. Mr. Neeley began his career at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Mr. Neeley holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business, and an M.A. in International Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Download vcard

John Garofolo, Principal

Mr. Garofolo brings to the Gemini Partners team over fifteen years of business development, operations execution and international management consulting experience in both North and South America. Mr. Garofolo worked for over ten years at Ernst & Young's consulting practice and IBM Global Services, and brings deep expertise in corporate & entrepreneurial strategy and planning, business strategy development, marketplace strategy development, process & systems implementation, and organizational change for a variety of industries. He holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Download vcard

Grant S. Sugimoto, President of Gemini Valuation Services

Mr. Sugimoto brings over fifteen years of merger and acquisition and valuation expertise to Gemini Partners. Previously, Mr. Sugimoto served as Senior Vice President at Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin Capital where he coordinated and executed all aspects of a variety of M&A transactions. In addition, he was responsible for managing large public fairness opinions and providing strategic financial alternatives studies to clients. Prior to that, he was a Senior Research Consultant at Financial Economic Consulting, where he performed financial and statistical research in connection with a wide variety of consulting and valuation projects. Mr. Sugimoto has also served as an independent consultant providing advisory services for a large real estate project in Bakersfield, CA. Mr. Sugimoto holds an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA.

James C. Dykstra, Director of Business Development

Mr. Dykstra brings more than 20 years of successful business development and management experience to Gemini Partners. Most recently, Mr. Dykstra served as President of DoveBid Valuation Services, Inc providing major banks and financial institutions, private equity groups and corporations valuations for financial reporting, secured lending, tax and planning purposes. Prior to working at DoveBid Valuation Services, Mr. Dykstra co-founded HeadCounsel, a virtual law firm that allowed general counsel and boutique law firms to create project specific teams improving quality and lowering cost. Mr. Dykstra was instrumental in the development and launch of the cars.com online advertising service to 100 plus newspapers, working as a consultant to Classified Ventures, a Tribune, Times-Mirror and Washington Post joint venture. Mr. Dykstra also worked at General Motors in various sales, marketing and management capacities for the Cadillac and GMAC divisions. Mr. Dykstra holds a B.A. from Stanford University. Download vcard

Kirk Huddles, Principal

Mr. Huddles brings to Gemini Partners over fifteen years of successful capital raising, business development and international trade experience. Most recently, Mr. Huddles served as managing partner for Point Capital Partners, a Chatham, NJ-based merchant banking firm specializing in real estate and energy investments. Additionally, Mr. Huddles continues to serve as a Managing Principal for Equator Enterprises Inc., a Baltimore, MD-based company dedicated to raising institutional capital for several select alternative investment firms primarily from the Taft-Hartley, Endowment and Municipal markets. Mr. Huddles holds an M.B.A. from the McDonough Graduate School of Management, Georgetown University.

MediaWin & Partners, Corporate Partner

Martial Chaillet

In addition to representing Gemini in Europe, Mr. Chaillet is the General Partner of MediaWin & Partners, a private investment firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Chaillet has been researching and managing investments in both small and large cap companies for thirty years and is a recognized expert in the media sector. Prior to founding MediaWin, Mr. Chaillet was a Senior Vice President of Capital Research and Management, the mutual fund arm of the Capital Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the world. During his time at the Capital Group, Mr. Chaillet co-managed several funds including the Euro Pacific Growth Fund, the SMALLCAP World Fund, and the American Variable Insurance Intl and Global Growth Funds. From 1998-2002 Mr. Chaillet managed funds totaling between $4-6 billion. He was awarded the title Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year in 1999. He holds a Degree in Econometrics from the University of Geneva and is a Graduate with honors of the Swiss Technical School.