Team:

Management, Research and Administration

		Karey Barker, CFA Managing Director Karey is Managing Director for Cross Creek Capital and a member of the Board of Directors of Wasatch Advisors. Karey first developed the concept of Cross Creek Capital in 2004 while managing the Wasatch Small Cap Ultra Growth portfolios. As a public equity money manager investing primarily in small companies, she saw a need to develop an expertise in the private equity markets to help her better understand emerging themes and competition. Prior to Cross Creek Capital, Karey was a portfolio manager for the Wasatch Small Cap Ultra Growth portfolios for over 14 years. She joined Wasatch Advisors in 1989.

		Tyler Christenson, MBA Director Tyler is a Director for Cross Creek Capital and coordinates the due diligence process with the broader Wasatch Advisors Research Team. Tyler was an integral member of the Wasatch Advisors Venture Initiative Group established to take Cross Creek Capital from concept to reality. Tyler joined Wasatch Advisors in 2004 as an equities research analyst. Prior to Wasatch Advisors, Tyler was president of American Investment Financial, a Leucadia National Corporation subsidiary located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

		Peter Jarman, MBA Director Peter is a Director for Cross Creek Capital. He joined Cross Creek in 2010 after four years as a Senior Investment Manager for Fort Washington Capital Partners Group, where he assisted in managing its venture and private equity investment portfolios. Prior to joining Fort Washington, Peter was recruited by a private equity fund to turnaround sales, marketing and product development for a portfolio company, Roundy Inc. Previous to Roundy Inc., he worked for Parametric Technology Corp., BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, and has held executive positions at several venture backed companies including Oculus Technologies, Campus Pipeline and HealthRider. Peter received his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

		Sherry Ward Executive Assistant Sherry joined Wasatch Advisors in 2006 as Cross Creek Capital's Administrative Assistant. Prior to joining Cross Creek Capital, Sherry worked for ICS Triplex, Inc. in Houston, Texas as an executive assistant to the president.

		IP Vision Venture Partner IPVision provides a deep understanding of patent information, financial data and strategy through the innnovative IPVision analytics platform, projects and services.

		Collected Intelligence Venture Partner Collected Intelligence is a due diligence firm dedicated to helping venture capital, private equity and mutual funds gain a deeper, more complete understanding of the management teams they invest in. Founded and run by former business journalists, Collected Intelligence has a proven track record in gathering insightful information about the backgrounds, skill-sets, management styles and ethics of the executives running our clients' prospective portfolio companies.


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