Peter Y. Kim
Principal

pyk@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6622

Peter joined ClearLight Partners in 2002.

Before joining the ClearLight team, Peter was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco, where he advised senior executives in a wide range of industries on growth strategies and operational improvements.

Peter previously worked in Brentwood Associates' private equity group and at Brentwood's Educational Publishing Corporation portfolio company where he led the company's strategic planning process and assisted in the sale of the company to Tribune Company.

He began his career at Morgan Stanley in New York in the mergers and acquisitions department and as a member of Morgan Stanley's Princes Gate Investors team.

Peter holds an MBA with Distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA with Honors from the University of Chicago.

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Joshua M. Mack
Principal

jmack@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6625

Josh has been with ClearLight Partners since 2000.

Josh has a BS in Finance from Pepperdine University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.

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David W. Reed
Principal

dwr@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6645

David joined ClearLight Partners in 2004. Prior to joining ClearLight, he worked as an analyst with CIBC World Markets in Los Angeles. While there, he helped execute debt and equity financings, as well as M&A transactions, primarily in the gaming
and lodging industries.

David graduated cum laude with a BS in Finance from the University of Southern California.

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Kyle P. Burke
Senior Associate

kpb@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6630

Kyle joined ClearLight Partners in 2006. Before joining ClearLight, Kyle worked as a management consultant in the Dallas, TX office of Bain & Company. While at Bain, he worked with clients on strategic and operational projects across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, consumer goods and retail.

Kyle holds BA and BS degrees from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Sean M. Cahill
Senior Associate

smc@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6598

Sean joined ClearLight Partners in 2009. Prior to joining ClearLight Partners, Sean worked as an analyst with RBC Capital Markets in Boston. While at RBC, he helped execute a number of M&A transactions as well as debt and equity financings for companies in the technology industry.

Sean graduated with a BS from Bates College in Lewiston, ME.

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Jeff R. Manassero
Senior Associate

jrm@clearlightpartners.com
949.725.6623

Jeff joined ClearLight Partners in 2009. Prior to joining ClearLight, Jeff worked as an analyst with Goldman Sachs in Los Angeles. While there, he helped advise clients in the consumer goods and retail industries on a number of M&A and corporate financing transactions.

Jeff earned a BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Claremont McKenna College, and a BS in Engineering with high distinction from Harvey Mudd College.

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