Primary Job Title Managing Partner Primary Organization Kapok Partners
Location Greater Chicago Area, United States, North America Regions Great Lakes Gender Male
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Derek Beaty joined GEF in 2008. He has investment sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio monitoring responsibilities across each of the target sectors in emerging market countries for GEF.
Prior to joining GEF, Mr. Beaty evaluated investments and monitored portfolio companies for CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Prior to
CIVC, Mr. Beaty worked in M&A advisory for the investment banking divisions of both BMO Capital and Arthur Andersen.
Mr. Beaty has BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Beaty is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). He has working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese.
