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Carey “Ray” Robinson Wolchok

  • Founder and Chairman of Perilune, a private investment group which structures opportunities across multiple asset classes.

  • Perilune has made investments in over $1.7 billion real estate and financial services businesses.

  • Co-Founder of Harspring Capital Management, a value oriented hedge fund with approximately $1 billion under management.

  • Formed successful joint ventures with publicly traded aircraft lessors and aircraft manufacturers.

  • Perilune and principals have acquired, managed, and profitably sold a portfolio of over $1 billion of commercial aircraft.

  • Former Principal and third employee at AeroEquity (today AE Industrial Partners), an aerospace focused private equity firm with over $7.2 billion under management.

  • MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and BA summa cum laude from University of Florida.

 
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Andrew Chao

  • Former Vice President of Corporate Development for Aviation Sales Company (NYSE: AVS).

  • Director of Corporate Development for Ormet Corp (ORMTQ) in JV with Trafigura PTE Limited.

  • Investment banker specializing in Aerospace and Defense.

  • Key roles in IPO of First Aviation Services (NASDAQ: FAVS); sale of an aircraft engine overhaul division of Saab/Celsius; sale of a smelter grade alumina refinery; venture capital financing of a telecommunications carrier.

  • Auditor with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

  • MBAs from Columbia School of Business and the London Business School (graduated w/distinction) and degrees in Finance & Accounting from the Wharton School and in Material Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

 
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Jason Yacoub

  • Founder and co-owner of Strategic Air Finance, an aviation trading and leasing firm.

  • Co-founded Aviation Repair Technologies, an aircraft maintenance company.

  • Co-founded Advanced Capital Partners, an aviation advisory firm focused on corporate finance and M&A.

  • Mergers and Acquisitions advisor at First Equity, an aviation-focused investment bank.

  • BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and BS in Economics focused on finance from the Wharton School.