Team

Capitala Group has a highly experienced team of professionals that averages 28 years of finance and operations experience.

In addition to our full-time team at Capitala, the firm is supported by a number of industry veterans on our Advisory Boards. They are responsible for advising and supporting the firm in its various fundraising and investment endeavors and are instrumental in the firm’s growth.

Joseph B. Alala, III

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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Stephen A. Arnall

President & Chief Operating Officer

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Greg Baty

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Kenneth S. Berryman

Advisory Board Member

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Ryan Brown

Advisory Board Member

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M. Hunt Broyhill

Partner

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Olin W. Bryant, Jr. (“Buddy”)

Advisory Board Member

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Melanie Cooke

Office Manager & EA

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Keith Costello

Advisory Board Member

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Elliott Crutchfield

Operating Partner

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Richard Dunham

Advisory Board Member

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Mark W. Erwin

Advisory Board Member

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Randall Fontes

Managing Director – Atlanta

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Kiana Fox

Associate

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Tiffanie Grayson

Advisory Board Member

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Katina Cole Jakubowski

Director of Marketing & Events

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Beatrice Kelly

Advisory Board Member

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Kevin Koonts

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

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Doug Lebda

Founder, Chairman & CEO - LendingTree

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Jack Vander Leeuw

Managing Director

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Christine Levett Alala

President & Director of Capitala Securities, LLC

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Stuart McGoogan

Director of Investor Relations

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Bridget Meller

Vice President - Business Development

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Ben Neugebauer

Associate

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Christopher B. Norton

Managing Director

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Alex Pruitt

Vice President

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Bryan Rand

Advisory Board Member

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Adam Richeson

Managing Director

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Josh Schools

Associate

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Andrew Schwartz

Director of Accounting & Finance

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Rana Yared

Advisory Board Member

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