Robert A. Bernstein, also known as Rob, serves as Co-Founder, Partner & VP at Leeds Equity Partners, LLC. Previously he served as Co-Founder, Senior MD & VP at the firm. He served as a Senior Managing Director of Advance Capital, which he co-founded in 1995, and served as Managing Director of Advance Capital Management, LLC. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Bernstein was employed in the mergers and acquisitions department at Lazard Freres & Co., where he held various positions spending several years. He was a Financial Analyst from 1987 to 1988 and an Associate from 1989 to 1991. In 1991 at Lazard, and returned to join the Lazard's media and communications group. Mr. Bernstein serves as a Co-Chairman of Sagus International, Inc. He serves as a Director at iModules Software, Inc., Covenant Review, Project Management Academy, Quisic, and Compass Educational Holdings LLC. Mr. Bernstein has been a Director at Campus Management Corporation since July 2008. He served as Director of Interwise, Inc. He served as a Director of Cognitive Arts Corporation, Ex Libris Group, Datamark, Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., and Miller Heiman, among others. He has several years of experience investing in private equity transactions in the knowledge industries. Mr. Bernstein holds a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School from 1983 to 1987.