Mr. Connors is a Global Information Technology Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on overseeing global information technology and cyber security operations.

Mr. Connors has over 15 years of experience managing and developing the information technology functions in various industries, including financial services, manufacturing and higher education.  Previously, he worked for an aerospace manufacturing company, where he focused on business process improvement and technical strategy.  Prior thereto, Mr. Connors served as a technology director at the University of Wisconsin Stout, where he led the student technical assistance and resources (STAR) program and was the primary liaison between full-time and student staffed technical resources. Mr. Connors earned a B.S. in Marketing and Business Education with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Stout (Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University).

*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, information technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, financial planning and analysis, human resources, acquisition integration, data analytics, procurement and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors. Subject to limited exceptions, Operations Group members are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC and are compensated by portfolio companies and/or investment funds sponsored and managed by Marlin and its affiliates (including the Fund and other investment funds that may be formed in the future) (collectively referred to herein as the “Marlin Funds”), and such compensation is not covered by the management fee paid by a Marlin Fund.