ACG Houston Young Professionals Speakers Series: May

Walker is the senior vice president, portfolio operations in Capstreet’s Operating Executive Group. Walker currently serves on the boards of CBC, General LED and Surgical Notes. Previously, Walker was on the boards of Griffin and Trinity. Prior to joining Capstreet, Walker worked in corporate finance and operations for National Oilwell Varco’s Downhole Tool division, where he was responsible for managing capital expenditures, tracking fixed assets, and integrating acquisitions. Walker serves as a board member for the Houston Private Equity Association and as an advisor for CareerSpring. Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeremy Newsom, Executive Vice President, joined the company in 2017. Jeremy serves on the Board of Directors of Alliance Human Capital Management, Beacon Funeral Partners and Process Service Specialists. Prior to Platform, he was an Executive Vice President with Amegy Bank, where he started his career in 2000. At Amegy, he managed the Corporate Banking division with a focus on publicly traded, middle market, and private equity sponsored companies. He received his BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University and his MBA from the Jones School at Rice University. He has also received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Jeremy is an active member of Grace Bible Church, and enjoys spending time with his wife, Crystal, and their three young children.

Mr. Weiner joined Blue Sage in 2013. Previously, he worked as an Associate at Berkshire Partners, a middle-market private equity firm with $11 billion under management, specializing in investments primarily in consumer, retail, business services and industrial companies.

Prior to Berkshire, he worked as a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in the Dallas and Melbourne offices.

Mr. Weiner is actively involved with the University of Texas, guest lecturing for the Financial Analyst Program, participating in the Forty Acres Society, and serving as a mentor for the Business Honors Program.

Mr. Weiner graduated from The University of Texas with a BBA degree in Finance from the Business Honors Program and a BA in Government, both with Highest Honors. He earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.