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DAVID S. GELLMAN
Managing Director

Mr. Gellman co-founded FdG in 1995. Previously, Mr. Gellman was a Managing Director at AEA Investors Inc., an established New York-based leveraged buyout firm, where, in addition to his investment activities, he served as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of several portfolio companies. Prior to his seven years with AEA Investors Inc. and four years with the Trump Group's private equity division, Mr. Gellman began his business career in acquisition finance at Bankers Trust Company, where he was a member of the New York leveraged finance group. Mr. Gellman holds an AB from Cornell University and an MM degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Gellman currently serves on the Board of Directors of River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, Sunrise Windows Ltd., The Hercules Tire & Rubber Company and Seabrook International, LLC. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of DentaQuest, Inc., Industrial Controls Distributors LLC, McGinnis Farms, Inc., Golf Galaxy, Inc., Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. and CBP Resources, Inc.

 
DOUGLAS J. DOSSEY
Managing Director

Mr. Dossey joined FdG in 1998. Previously, he was an Analyst and Associate in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance with Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York, Chicago and Auckland, New Zealand. Mr. Dossey holds a BS in accountancy from the University of Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Dossey currently serves on the Board of Directors of Implus Footcare, LLC, Vintage Nurseries LLC, Limbach Facility Services LLC, Colorbök, Inc., Sunrise Windows Ltd., Seabrook International, LLC, USA Bouquet LLC and A&R Logistics, Inc. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, DentaQuest, Inc., Industrial Controls Distributors LLC and McGinnis Farms, Inc.

 

 
HOWARD L. ROMANOW
Managing Director

Mr. Romanow joined FdG in 1997. Prior to joining FdG, he spent five years at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company in New York. Previously, Mr. Romanow practiced law for two years at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he was involved in structuring and negotiating corporate transactions. Mr. Romanow holds a BSE in accounting and a BAS in computer science from the dual-degree Management and Technology Program of the Wharton School and the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a JD from Harvard Law School. Mr. Romanow currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Hercules Tire & Rubber Company. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Industrial Controls Distributors LLC and Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc.

 

 
S. MATTHEW KATZ
Principal

Mr. Katz joined FdG in 2000. Previously, he spent two years in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance with Lehman Brothers. Mr. Katz holds a BA from Williams College. Mr. Katz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vintage Nurseries LLC, Limbach Facility Services LLC, River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC and Seabrook International, LLC. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of Sunrise Windows Ltd.

 

 
TAMARA POLEWIK
Principal

Ms. Polewik joined FdG in 2005. Previously, she was a Vice President with Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm, for over three years. Prior to joining Wind Point, she was an Associate with Chase-Episode 1 Partners in London and a Senior Analyst in corporate development at Universal Studios. Ms. Polewik began her career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. She holds an AB in engineering sciences from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Ms. Polewik currently serves on the Board of Directors of Implus Footcare, LLC and USA Bouquet LLC.

 

 
KYLE P. WHEELER
Vice President

Mr. Wheeler joined FdG in 2003. Previously, he spent two years in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions and merchant banking with Gleacher Partners. Mr. Wheeler holds a BA from Colgate University. Mr. Wheeler currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colorbök, Inc., Sunrise Windows Ltd., The Hercules Tire & Rubber Company and A&R Logistics, Inc.

 

 
ALISON M. OSDER
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Osder joined FdG in 2002. Prior to joining FdG, she spent eleven years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, including four years in mergers and acquisitions services and seven years in general tax services, where she worked extensively on matters related to FdG Ms. Osder holds a BS in marketing from Rutgers College as well as an MS in taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

 
COLIN D. KENNEDY
Associate

Mr. Kennedy joined FdG in 2007. Previously, he spent two years in investment banking with Peter J. Solomon Company. Mr. Kennedy holds a BA from Duke University.

 

 
ROBERT A. KENNEDY, III
Associate

Mr. Kennedy joined FdG in 2008. Previously, he spent more than two years in investment banking with UBS. Mr. Kennedy holds a BA from Yale University.

 

 
RAJ K. MANGALICK
Associate

Mr. Mangalick joined FdG in 2005. Prior to joining FdG, he spent two years in Credit Suisse First Boston’s investment banking group and was an Analyst with General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Mangalick holds a BBA from the University of Michigan.

 

 
MARTIN L. EDELMAN
Management Committee Member

Mr. Edelman is Of Counsel at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. Mr. Edelman, who has more than 30 years of legal experience and concentrates his practice on real estate and corporate transactions, is a partner in various Fisher family investments and has been an advisor to FdG since its formation. Mr. Edelman received a BA from Princeton University and a JD from Columbia Law School. Mr. Edelman currently serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees of Cendant Incorporated, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Capital Trust, Manhattanville College, The Jackie Robinson Foundation and the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum and Fallen Heroes Fund. He is also on the Advisory Board at Columbia University’s Business School.

 

 
CHARLES de GUNZBURG
Investment & Management Committee Member

Mr. de Gunzburg co-founded FdG in 1995. He is also Vice Chairman of First Spring Corporation, a family investment firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. de Gunzburg held various positions at The Seagram Company. Mr. de Gunzburg holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Mr. de Gunzburg is a Trustee and serves on the Executive Committee of The Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a Trustee and Co-Chairman of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, a Trustee of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of The Jewish Museum of New York.