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Chase Koschmeder

Chase Koschmeder is Vice President at Reef Pass Investors, partnering with business owners, operators, and capital allocators to build high performing investment platforms. He focuses on sourcing, diligence, and platform development, helping teams compound value through disciplined M&A and practical go-to-market execution. Previously, Chase was an investor at Turn/River Capital, where he led portfolio operations and go-to-market improvements across enterprise software businesses. Chase graduated from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business with a degree in Accounting and Finance.

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First hustles/paychecks
Cashier then customer service employee at a local sporting goods store in Iowa selling everything from fishing licenses to flip flops.
Favorite business leader
Has to be Buffett. I grew up going to the shareholder meetings in Omaha with my dad. His quote about losing money vs losing reputation is one of my favorites. (I think something like “lose money and I’ll be understanding, lose an ounce of reputation and I’ll be ruthless”). And.... Musk as a true technologist.
Topic I could give a TED talk on
Packing your photo gear for an upcoming trip
Best advice I ever received
Focus on what you can control
Bucket list item
Rim-to-rim-to-rim hike in the Grand Canyon

Dan Millen

Dan is a Co-Founder and Head of Investor Relations and Business Development. Dan works with the firm’s investors as well as sourcing new partnership opportunities and investments. He also supports the fund’s investment holdings on their BD needs. Prior to Reef Pass, Dan was Head of Investor Relations at Skye Global Management. Before Skye Global Dan served as Director of BD at Bloom Tree Partners (a Tiger Management seed). Dan graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in political science. He grew up in Virginia; he and his wife live in Richmond, VA with their three sons.

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First hustles/paychecks
Construction and landscaping crews throughout high school and two summers in college.
Favorite business leader
Julian Robertson. I spent nine great years at Bloom Tree Partners, a Tiger management seed, and was fortunate enough to see and interact with Julian frequently during my time at Bloom Tree.
If I could have one superpower
Travel back in time
Best advice I ever received
Lead with love and tolerance
Rewind the clock concert you’d go see if you could
The Last Waltz

Harsh Rana

Harsh is Global Resource Lead at Reef Pass Investors, working across research, analysis, and day-to-day execution to help the team move faster. Prior to Reef Pass, he was Head of Investor Relations at LabourNet, leading fundraising and managing relationships with global impact investors including the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Acumen. Before that, he spent four years at TresVista supporting private equity firms and wealth managers on valuations, due diligence, and investment memos. Harsh graduated from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and lives in Delhi, India.

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First hustles/paychecks
Hand-assembling imitation jewellery combos. My first lesson in throughput: the faster you assembled, the more you earned
Favorite business leader
Henry Kravis. Led KKR’s landmark RJR Nabisco buyout and turned the LBO into an industry
If I could have one superpower
Teleportation
Best advice I ever received
Listen first. Most answers are already in what people tell you
Bucket list item
Visiting Anfield

Nick DeSalvo

Nick is a Vice President at Reef Pass Investors focused on evaluating and executing investment opportunities across multiple industries. Prior to RPI, Nick worked at Shore Capital Partners where he supported growth initiatives across the firm’s portfolio and conducted due diligence on prospective investment theses. Nick graduated from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, where he majored in Finance.

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First hustles/paychecks
Bellhop at a local hotel where I greeted guests, carried luggage and valeted cars
Favorite business leader
Jensen Huang – a visionary with a long-term orientation who has a remarkable story
Favorite unplugged activity
Walking a round of golf in the summer
Bucket list item
Bungee jumping at a famous site
Hidden talent
Sense of direction

Robert Brown

Robert is a Founding Partner of Reef Pass Investors (RPI). Robert helps manage the strategy, administration, and vision of the firm. Robert is responsible for all aspects of the investment process and serves on the board of directors for multiple M&A focused platforms. Prior to RPI, Robert helped co-launch a successful long/short Tiger Cub Hedge Fund, Hound Partners, where he was a senior member of the investment team for ~15 years. He invested with the mindset of permanent ownership and spent significant time learning from the management teams of the highest performing M&A focused buy and build companies that are publicly traded. He now applies those principles to private start-up and growth-oriented buy and build platforms (serial acquisition). Outside of the office, Robert serves as a Trustee to the Tiger Foundation, Julian H. Robertson’s non-profit that aims to reduce the cycle of poverty in NYC. Robert grew up in Virginia and graduated from the UVA McIntire School of Commerce, with a degree in Finance. He resides in Connecticut with his wife and kids.

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First hustles/paychecks
Soccer referee for youth games when I was 13 followed by a rapid progression to restaurant dishwasher/cook and peaking at weekend car valets, prior to college.
Favorite business leader
Mark Leonard for capital allocation / serial acquisition /decentralization and Elon Musk for vision, drive, execution.
Rewind the clock concert you’d go see
Led Zeppelin at Earls Court 1975
Best advice I ever received
Develop a bias for action – Jeff Bezos
Bucket list item
Live on a sailboat for a few weeks sailing around different islands