Jeffrey B. Schwartz founded Corbel Capital Partners and serves as its Managing Partner. Jeff has over 20 years of experience as a veteran principal investor and financial services professional. Jeff has worked on investments representing over $1 billion of invested capital. In conjunction with those investments, Jeff has served as a director or observer on the boards of numerous public and private companies.

At Corbel, Jeff currently serves as a board observer or member of Access Dental Management, Baker's Computer Services, Brooklyn Brands, INI Power Systems, Upstrem, and Well Care. Jeff previously served as a board observer or member of Ares Security Corporation, Corbett Aggregates Companies, Cosmetic Design Group, Jariet Technologies, and Supplier Management Solutions.

Prior to founding Corbel, Jeff was a Managing Director at The Gores Group, responsible for leading the negotiation and execution of certain Gores acquisitions and divestitures in the U.S., primarily in the consumer products and retail industry sectors. While at Gores, Jeff led investments into and served on the board of directors of J. Mendel and Big Strike, while deploying over $150 million in capital.

Prior to joining Gores, Jeff worked in the Private Equity Group of Ares Management in Los Angeles, where he completed numerous leveraged buyouts, distressed debt and structured equity investments. While at Ares, Jeff closed 6 platform acquisitions and served on the board of directors of General Nutrition Centers, Nortek, Samsonite, Stream Global Services, WCA Waste, White Energy and Tinnerman Palnut.

Prior to joining Ares, Jeff was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers in the financial sponsors group, and prior to that he was in the mergers and acquisitions group at Wasserstein Perella & Co. Jeff also serves as a board member of Happy Trails for Kids and is a member of the Santa Monica Bay Chapter of YPO. Jeff earned his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.