ross berner
Ross Berner has been our Chief Operating Officer since 2020. Mr. Berner has significant experience in growth companies, executive leadership, corporate strategy, M&A, capital markets and corporate finance. Mr. Berner was a Founding Partner at PCO Investment Management LP., an investment management company, from 2013 to 2016. He served as Partner and Portfolio Manager at Weintraub Capital Management, L.P. from 1999 to 2012 where he oversaw investments in special situations and event-driven opportunities across all industries. Mr. Berner was also a Co-Founder of United Road Services, which went public in 1997 and became one of the largest non-union car hauling companies in the United States, was acquired by Charterhouse Financial in 2000 and is currently owned by private equity firm Carlyle Group. Mr. Berner co-founded Fenix Parts, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: FENX), a consolidator of recycled auto parts, in 2014. Fenix completed its initial public offering in 2015 and was taken private in 2018. Mr. Berner received an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. degree in Economics from Northwestern University.