Professional Team
SB Partners Professional Team
SB Partners' investment professionals have decades of experience in financing and growing middle market companies.
David Shryock, General Partner
A founder of SB Partners, Dave is former CEO and President of South Shore Bank. Under his leadership, the bank experienced significant growth in assets and profitability, primarily through successful acquisitions. Dave has also served as President of Shorebank Capital Corporation, a mezzanine investment fund. Dave graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and later earned his MBA from the Yale School of Management.
Limited Partners
SB Partners counts as its Limited Partners some of the country's largest and most well-respected banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and foundations. In total, our investors have committed just over $40 million to SB Partners.
Advisory Board of Directors
SB Partners has an outstanding advisory board!
Craig Fowler - Senior Vice President of Bank of America's Community Development Venture Funds Group, Craig is responsible for originating, structuring and monitoring private equity fund investments.
Helen Morrison - A partner at Deloitte & Touche, Helen's practice cncentrates in employee benefits law, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
Bob Nash - Bob currently is Vice Chairman of Shorebank Corporation and was the head of personnel for the White House during the Clinton Administration.
John W. Rogers, Jr. - John is CEO and founder of Ariel Capital Management, a leader in value-investing in public markets.
Steven Rogers - Steve is Clinical Professor of Finance and Management at Kellogg Graduate School of Business Management, Northwestern University where he teaches Entrepreneurial Finance.
William Sutter - For two decades a private equity professional, Bill now is a founder and principal of Hopewell Ventures, a midwest-focused venture fund.
Darrell Williams - Darrell is a veteran privaty equity and business development professional with experience in early stage transactions.
SB Partners also appreciates the wisdom and counsel we received from our emeritus Advisory Board members:
Milton Davis - A founder of Shorebank Corporation, Milton was instrumental in the formation of SB Partners and served on our Advisory Board until his passing in February, 2005.
Dennis McCrary - Dennis was head of the U.S. Partnership Team at Adams Street Partners, an industry leader in fund of funds investing. Dennis was on the SB Partners Advisory Board from our formation through January, 2005.
Vishal Jain - Vishal was Vice President and Co-Founder of Bridge Strategy Group, LLC, a management consulting firm focused on the automotive, transportation, consumer goods and financial services industries. Vishal was on our Advisory Board from our formation through January, 2005.