Christopher Dettmar

Bio

Mr. Dettmar has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, and has served as the Chief Financial Officer for a number of firms, ranging from start-ups to multimillion-dollar public companies. Mr. Dettmar’s background in mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, and financial structuring provides a valuable resource for the Fund. From May 1997 to January 2000, Mr. Dettmar served as Chief Financial Officer for Infodata Systems, Inc., a software and systems integration firm, where Mr. Dettmar was responsible for the company's successful public offering and financial restructuring. The restructuring was precipitated by the acquisition of two firms, which Mr. Dettmar helped to plan, structure, and execute. From November 1993 to December 1996, Mr. Dettmar served as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Encompass, Inc., a wireless telecommunications company that successfully obtained venture capital funding and grew to $20 million in revenue. In that role, Mr. Dettmar successfully negotiated a plan to buy out the initial investors in the company in order to obtain more favorable financing terms for the company. This enabled the company to operate with fewer restrictions and greater strategic emphasis. From November 1988 to October 1993, Mr. Dettmar served as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at The Hunter Companies, Inc., a commercial services and brokerage firm. Mr. Dettmar also has served as regional financial manager for a Bell operating company, Chief Financial Officer for a telecommunications software firm that was acquired, and consulting manager at Price Waterhouse & Co. Mr. Dettmar holds a BS from the University of Virginia, an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University, and is a licensed CPA.