"Spencer Partners has an excellent network and an outstanding reputation
for matching candidates with the right job. In particular, Collins'
ability to asses an individual's skill and motivation
in reference to the job at hand is exceptional. He is a fine person."
David Brigham
Former President and CEO
JP Morgan Investment
Management, Inc.
Spencer Partners is committed to find the right solutions and resources to meet your needs.
We have the right network…
Spencer Partners has proven relationships and a track record of working with public funds, foundations, corporations, private equity funds, minority and non-minority asset managers, and emerging companies.
and the right skills…
Our team and advisors brings to each of our clients deep expertise in corporate finance, asset management, joint ventures, partnerships, strategic alliances, transactional and securities law, business strategy, and marketing.
to get the job done.
Spencer Partners Team
COLLINS R. SPENCER, JR.
LEON A. FRASER, JR.
COLLINS R. SPENCER, III
Strategic Advisors
DAVID M. FLEISHER, ESQ.
CLIFFORD S. HAYE, ESQ.
REGGIE KYLE
ARJIT "ARTIE" S. MAHAL
JAY O. WRIGHT
SPENCER PARTNERS TEAM
COLLINS R. SPENCER, JR.
Collins Spencer is the founder and managing partner of Spencer Partners. Prior to starting Spencer Partners in 1990, Collins was a senior vice president and director at Fidelity Investments/International where he provided investment opportunities to U.S. public pension funds and helped drive Fidelity Investments into a leadership position within the money market industry. Before joining Fidelity, Collins was a vice president of Aetna Capital Management and previously held sales and marketing positions at IBM and American Cyanamid.
Collins has served on the boards of numerous companies and organizations including Virginia Tech Intellectual Property Inc. and the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP). He was also a founding board member of the Robert A. Toigo Foundation which partners with America's top-tier graduate schools of business administration in identifying talented minority students for the finance industry.
Collins earned a bachelor's degree from Providence College. He also attended the Kellogg School of Management's Executive Management Program.
Leon Fraser brings expertise in shaping business opportunities, corporate strategy, and marketing to help grow emerging and expanding enterprises. Before joining Spencer Partners as a Consultant, Leon was vice president of marketing at Call Sciences, Inc., an early-stage technology firm. Previously, he was director of corporate strategy at Verizon where he identified new markets for operating divisions. Leon also has extensive experience in the publishing and financial services industries. In addition serving with Spencer Partners, he is a lecturer at Rutgers Business School where he teaches business strategy, team management, and executive leadership.
Leon earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard University and M.B.A. degree in Management from The Wharton School.
Collins Spencer (III) specializes in sports/entertainment, private, non-profit, and government communications. He is also CEO and Partner of Spencer Davis LLC, a full-service public relations and media relations firm. The firm also has expertise in crisis communication, identity marketing, and branding. Prior to launching the firm, he was news anchor for CNN Headlines News and a "fill-in" news anchor for CNN (US) in Atlanta. Previously, he was a news anchor for ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, a correspondent for the Fox News Network in Washington, D.C., and a freelance reporter there for ABC affiliate WJLA-TV. In addition, he has experience as a corporate spokesperson, for Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee.
Collins earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Howard University.
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STRATEGIC ADVISORS
DAVID M. FLEISHER, ESQ.
Principal, Law Office of David M. Fleisher, P.C.
David Fleisher is an attorney with expertise in commercial and residential real estate development and financing. Before going into private practice, David worked for the New York State Urban Development Corporation negotiating work-outs and restructurings for a $5 billion portfolio of defaulted loans and at Warshaw Burstein Schlesinger and Kuh where he specialized in commercial real estate development and financing. He has also been an owner/operator of five radio stations during which time he gained experience in the financial and business aspects of radio stations.
David earned a bachelor's degree from Purchase College (State University of New York) and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
CLIFFORD S. HAYE, ESQ.
Attorney
Cliff Haye brings extensive experience in project finance, public and private offerings, and restructuring problem loans. Cliff served as corporate counsel with TIAA-CREF for 29 years where he represented the company in transactional and securities law matters and implemented their $2 billion commercial paper program. Before joining TIAA-CREF, Cliff was an enforcement attorney with the New York Stock Exchange and a trial attorney with the U.S. Justice Department.
Cliff attended Michigan State University and then North Carolina Central University where he received his bachelor's degree. He also earned a law degree from Columbia University Law School.
REGGIE KYLE
Managing Partner, e-bitda
Reggie Kyle is a managing partner at e-bitda, a privately held investment banking advisory firm that provides corporate finance services to small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to e-bitda, Reggie spent five years at Morgan Stanley & Co. working in such diverse industries as utilities, project finance, public finance, and health care. He has advised Fortune 500, middle market, and private clients on strategic and financing alternatives across many industries. Reggie has also structured, negotiated, and raised over $1 billion of financing for clients that include Kodak, Exxon, Detroit Edison, and Weyerhaeuser, and has arranged multiple capital market products for these and other clients.
Reggie received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee. He also earned an M.B.A. in finance from New York University's Leonard Stern School of Business.
ARJIT "ARTIE" S. MAHAL
Principal, The ASM Group, Inc.
Artie Mahal is the founder of The ASM Group, Inc. and is a Business Process Management (BPM) consultant and trainer. He evaluates process architectures and streamlines business processes in all industries, particularly in functional areas such as Sales & Marketing, R&D, Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Logistics. Prior to ASM, Artie was with Mars, Inc. where he developed and delivered programs on Information Resource Management, Business Change/Process Management, and Learning & Leadership Development.
He is author of the book How Work Gets Done: Business Process Management Basics and Beyond (2010) published by Technics Publications, LLC.
JAY O. WRIGHT, ESQ.
President, Bayberry Capital
Jay Wright is president of Bayberry Capital, which invests in and advises private and small-cap public companies. In the past 3 years, Bayberry has made 8 investments ranging in size from $25,000 to $1.6 M. Its principals sit on multiple boards of directors and advisory boards in the education, technology, government, and financial industries. Jay is also an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Georgetown University.
Jay earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in business from Georgetown University and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School.