Our Team
Our Team is our Differentiator
August Brown Capital is led by four partners who bring 40+ years of combined private equity transactional experience, corporate development, and middle-market merger & acquisition experience to the firm. The team also brings 40+ years of operational, entrepreneurial, technical and commercial experience in a wide variety of markets and industries.
Gordon Nameni - BS, MS, PhD
General Partner
Gordon Nameni has over 12 years of experience in management consulting and has successfully developed a $75 million waste-to-product business. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Platypus Technologies and held roles as a Business Development Manager at PPG Industries and a Semiconductor Process Engineer at Texas Instruments. He has received two entrepreneurial awards and founded a startup that surpassed $1 million in revenue. Additionally, he is a Fulbright Fellow.
Daniel Berg - BS, MBA
General Partner
Daniel Berg is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in materials sciences and more than a decade in the construction industry. As a Global Director, he has led a $45 million advanced materials business, specializing in B2B and B2C sales organization development and marketing. He has extensive operational management expertise and is the author of seven novel materials composition patents. Additionally, he has been involved in launching nine startups across multiple industries.
Transactional and Industry Experience
Transaction Experience:
- 100+ deals advised and executed
- $1.7+ billion in debt and equity funding
Industry Experience:
- Manufacturing process and product engineering
- Applied innovation implementation
- Feasibility studies / waste-to-product opportunities
- Global commercial strategy development and team management
- Technical sales process improvement