Mr. Davis leads Acorn Growth Companies' (Acorn) operations and investor development activities. He directs the early stage initiatives of the Firm, oversees portfolio company activities and provides direction for the execution of Acorn's investment strategy.

Mr. Davis brings to Acorn more than twenty-five years of experience as a business executive. He assisted with the formation, fundraising and placement of Acorn's initial investment funds.

He is the immediate Past Chairman of the Oklahoma Venture Forum, the primary  association of private equity and venture investors in Oklahoma.  Mr. Davis is a founder and former member of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Aerospace Alliance. He served as the Chairman of the Public Policy Committee and worked hard to help make the landmark Oklahoma aerospace engineering recruitment legislation a reality. He has been appointed to serve on the Oklahoma Governor's Task Force on Aerospace to consider and recommend an economic development strategy for the State. Previously, he served on the Commander's Executive Advisory Committee for Tinker Air Force Base.

He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from the Walton School of Business.  He is also a graduate of the Institute for Organization Management at Southern Methodist University, and he attended The Academy for Organization Management at the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Nagel directs the latter-stage initiatives of Acorn Growth Companies, concentrating on the firm's acquisition, merger, and portfolio operating activities.  He serves in direct executive and oversight capacities for several firms held by Acorn, which include manufacturing, engineering services, applied sciences, maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, intelligence and surveillance operations, and specialty government leasing and financing.

Mr. Nagel holds a B.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering in Environmental Science.  Before joining Acorn, he worked for Los Angeles, CA based Platinum Equity.

Mr. Nagel is a three-time "Metro 50" winner, awarded to the CEO's of the fastest growing companies in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.  He is a member of the International Who's Who of Professionals, the Downtown Oklahoma City Rotary Club, and the Air Force Association.    

Mr. Nagel has served on numerous local, state, and national boards and commissions.  He is a current member of the Oklahoma Aerospace Association,  and is heavily involved with Boys & Girls Clubs of America - locally and nationally.

Mr. Thomas has more than thirty years of experience in business, including banking, where he owned interests in four commercial banks, including, with one investor, a majority interest in one downtown Oklahoma City bank, where he served as CEO, Chairman of the Board, and member of Executive Committees.

Mr. Thomas excels at creatively engineering complex financial opportunities with an emphasis on enhancing shareholder's value and mitigating risks. He has started and/or acquired more than 18 companies and led them to successful growth and development.

He is an accomplished commercial and industrial real estate developer and is an expert in sector-specific real estate development. The Tinker Business and Industrial Park ("TBIP"), adjacent to Tinker Air Force Base, conceived and developed by Thomas, serves as a working model of cluster development within a given targeted industry.

Darryl Wilkerson is president of AGC's Integrated Defense Group which includes AGC aerospace companies with synergies in maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO), new and used aircraft sales, proprietary FAA certified aftermarket products, system integrations with emphasis on Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), Fixed Base Operations (FBO), and turn-key government special mission air operations. He serves concurrently as President and CEO of Commuter Air Technology, Inc. and Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Acorn where he served as an Advisory Board Member from 2001 - 2005. He joined AGC in 2006, with 28 years of defense industry experience, and has full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility for the companies in his group.

Prior to his current position he served in advanced programs, program management, and business development roles at Teledyne Brown Engineering and L-3 Communications. He has extensive experience managing systems engineering and integration, modeling and simulation, LRIP manufacturing, contractor logistics, and field service operations in support of U.S. and foreign government and commercial customers.

Mr. Wilkerson began his aerospace career in 1978 with honorable service in the U.S. Air Force. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and is a 2002 graduate of the University of Tennessee's Center for Executive Education.

He currently serves as a member of the National Defense Industrial Association, Air Force Association, USAF Logistics Officer Association, Army Aviation Association of America, Association of the US Army, National Contract Management Association, and the University of Oklahoma Chapter of the Gamma Beta Phi Society.

Mr. Hinaman joined Acorn Growth Companies in 2007 and is based in Washington, DC. Bob is a senior investment banker with over 25 years experience in global mergers and acquisitions and international capital markets. His primary industry focus is aerospace and defense and government IT, and he has been involved in over $10 billion of transactions over his banking career.

Prior to joining Acorn, Bob was a partner at WWC Capital where he was responsible for origination and execution of aerospace and defense M&A and capital raising transactions. Prior to WWC, he headed a strategic/financial advisory firm advising private equity, hedge fund, and family offices on developing business platforms in the commercial aerospace segment where he provided merger and acquisition deal strategy, deal execution and capital structuring advice.
 
At Jefferies Quarterdeck, Bob was responsible for origination and execution of M&A mandates for aerospace and defense clients including major systems integrators, middle market companies and private equity investors. He also originated equity, convertible and high yield debt transactions for middle market companies, and developed and expanded the firm’s European platform including management responsibilities for the firm’s London office.
 
Bob worked for over 20 years in Europe for both Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank, and was Managing Director for Global Mergers and Acquisitions for Chase based in London and Frankfurt. He advised a number of European aerospace and defense companies as well as developed Chase’s M&A presence in Germany. He was non-executive Chairman from 1996-2000 of Huntsworth PLC, a London Stock Exchange listed company and guided the company’s expansion into Europe and was instrumental in the sale of the company in 2000.
 
Bob holds an AB degree in mathematics and economics from Lafayette College and is a graduate of the London Business School.

Al Haase has more than 20 years of leadership experience in international business.  An executive with extensive technology management experience, expertise in general management, turn-arounds, start-ups, manufacturing, multinational sales / marketing, acquisitions/divestitures, and operations in both domestic and international settings.   

His background includes aerospace, wireless, systems, electronics, DoD, opto-electronics, satellite systems, microwave, and consulting, with industry leaders including TMC Aerospace, EMS Technologies, Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Andrew Corporation and SkyCross. 

Mr. Haase has led the successful growth and turnarounds of over 10 multi-nationals and Fortune 500 businesses.

Most recently, Mr. Haase is the President and CEO of AGC Composites Group, represents an international aerospace firm which owns and operates a portfolio of companies focused on the composites/structural sector of the commercial and defense aerospace industry. 

Previously, Mr. Haase was the President and CEO of TMC Aerospace.  A leader in the aerospace industry which provides state of the art insulation, acoustic, advanced composites, plastics, textiles as well as repair services for the interior of aircrafts for both OEM and aftermarket customers.  Mr. Haase led the company through a period of high growth and improved margins that eventually led to a successful sale of the enterprise.

Mr. Haase sits on several boards, and has held advisory roles at the Canadian Space Agency as well as advanced technology companies.

Mr. Haase actively consults with many Wall Street firms on industry trends, company valuations and performance in the high tech sector.

Mr. Haase, a sought after lecturer in electrical engineering and wireless communications, led a team to create the Centre for Wireless Communications at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario Canada.  This was a first of its kind comprehensive graduate program in wireless communication.  Mr. Haase was also part of the leadership team to create the Center for Advanced Telecommunications Systems and Services (CATSS) at the University of Texas at Dallas - a program that performs forward looking research and development in wireless and optical networking. 

Mr. Haase earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University.

Mr. Wilson, a seasoned commercial lender with over 14 years of commercial banking experience, joined AGC Aerospace & Defense as the President of the AGC Finance Group in 2010. 

Before joining Acorn, he was charged with developing and managing an aircraft dealer loan portfolio for one of the nation's largest lending institutions i.e., Marshall & Ilsley Bank (a $60B banking entity).  Mr. Wilson started his professional aviation finance career with Cessna Finance Corporation (a subsidiary of Textron) a world leader in aircraft financing which has funded over $18 billion in aircraft loans.  In his capacity at Cessna Finance Corporation, Mr. Wilson provided collateral evaluations, prepared in-house collateral evaluation guidelines, approved loans, and structured financing for a wide array of aircraft ranging from Cessna 172 to Gulfstream V.  He obtained significant international financing experience working with clients in South America, Africa, India and Europe.  Mr. Wilson's tenure with the banking and aviation community has provided him with a comprehensive source of market data to support the firm's valuations.

Mr. Wilson earned a Bachelor or Science in Aeronautics from Parks College of Saint Louis University and earned his MBA from Southern Illinois University.  He is an active member of the National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA), American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA).

Mr. Wilson has his pilot’s license with over 350 hour of PIC time in single and multi engine aircraft.  He also is involved in supporting the United Way and Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. Barnett joined Acorn Growth Companies (AGC) in December 2008 and is based in Acorn's Salt Lake City, Utah office.  AGC's Business Development organization serves its portfolio of aerospace and defense companies, by training and supporting their diverse business development, sales, and marketing requirements. 

Prior to joining Acorn Growth Companies, Todd was Vice President of Shipley Associates' Business Development Consulting business.  He oversaw the business development campaigns of several tier one, two, and three aerospace, defense, IT, and professional services firms.  He also worked extensively with small businesses, training and coaching them on how to initiate and capture DoD and OEM programs.

During the past ten years of his career, Todd has held a number of business development, sales, management, and leadership positions.  He is a certified facilitator for FranklinCovey’s Sales Performance Group, and has served on several business and community boards.

Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Utah and an MBA from Oklahoma Christian University.

Kendra Clements serves as the Director of Human Resources for AGC Aerospace & Defense supporting the portfolio of companies under the AGC Aerospace & Defense brand.  She joined the company in November 2011 and was recruited to lead the company’s Human Resources operations. 

Clements has over 18 years of experience in Human Resources and has had global responsibility for strategy and day-to-day operations in staffing, organizational effectiveness and development, compensation and benefits, regulatory compliance, internal communications, employee metrics, and management reporting.

Clements has served in a leadership role for such companies as DIRECTV, NTT/Verio, Inc., and AIMCO. Clements has a proven track record of innovative human resources leadership and success in achieving exceptional business results. She attended Oklahoma City University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in Pre-Law. Clements was an active Phi Alpha Delta member.