Mr. Mantel has been a Partner of Snow Phipps since the inception of the Firm. Prior to the formation of Snow Phipps, he was a Partner of Guggenheim Merchant Banking. Previously, Mr. Mantel was a Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance department at Credit Suisse. He held a similar position at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. prior to its merger with Credit Suisse. Previously, Mr. Mantel was a Senior Accountant and Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Mantel currently serves on the boards of ECRM, EnviroFinance Group, HCTec and Velocity Commercial Capital. He also serves on the Dean's Advisory Board of SUNY at Albany Business School. Mr. Mantel received an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Accounting from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany.