Chad Hooker is a Vice President for Fulcrum Equity Partners. He is focused on evaluating new investment opportunities, managing due diligence processes and supporting portfolio companies with their growth initiatives. Chad also works closely with the management team of Fulcrum portfolio company, Summit Spine and Joint Centers, an interventional pain management platform, including developing de novo ASCs and ancillary services, executing on sales and marketing initiatives and evaluating strategic acquisitions. He received a Master’s degree in Finance from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and holds a BA from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, where he graduated with honors.