Derrek Ross

Biography

Derrek is a Vice President at Kingswood Capital Management and responsible for all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. Prior to Kingswood, Derrek was a Senior Associate at KPS Capital Partners, an operationally-focused private equity firm. During his time at KPS, Derrek gained extensive experience with complex transactions and was responsible for monitoring control investments within the industrials industry. Previously, Derrek spent four years at Kinderhook Industries, a middle-market private equity firm, and worked in investment banking at Macquarie Capital in the aerospace, defense, and government services group. He graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

At Kingswood, Derrek is involved with G Fuel, One X (formerly known as Covenant Testing Technologies) PATCO Products, and Branding Iron Holdings.