Our Team.
Meet the Team
Built around industry-leading ADEG analysts and experts in business diligence.
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Mark leads Arnovia’s Civil Aerospace and Energy practice, leveraging experience from over 300 diligence engagements supporting leading investors in Arnovia’s core sectors. Mark specializes in complex supply-chains and forecasts, with substantial experience across commercial aircraft suppliers, business aviation companies, and nuclear power providers. Prior to Co-founding Arnovia in 2021, he worked at CSP Associates, where he led over 150 diligence engagements, and helped upgrade CSP’s buy-side transaction practice. Prior to CSP, Mark worked at Quabbin Capital, a Boston-based investment firm focused on private equity and alternative assets. He holds a B.S. in Economics from Amherst College.
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Josh is the firm’s lead Defense and Government Services analyst providing transaction due diligence and M&A strategy to financial sponsors and strategic buyers. Since 2015. Josh has completed over 300 engagements including over 40 completed transactions in the ADG markets. Prior to co-founding Arnovia, Josh worked for CSP Associates, Inc., where he served as a Director for six years. Josh started his private sector career with HSBC Global Markets and Banking in New York. Prior, he served in the U.S. Air Force leading maintenance operations for the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Josh holds an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and graduated with Academic Distinction from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Joe leads Arnovia's growing Space and Strategy practices, leveraging over 2 decades of direct industry consulting and entrepreneurial pursuits both within Aerospace & Defense and beyond. Joe leads engagements across Arnovia's markets, having supported over 150 projects during his career. Prior to Arnovia, Joe spent several years as a due diligence and strategy consultant alongside Mark and Josh at CSP Associates for leading private equity and industry clients. He holds degrees in English and Government from Bowdoin College and International Business from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Joey leads Arnovia’s research efforts, a role that cuts across all engagements and directly supports project teams by providing timely and relevant data to support their analysis. He advises Arnovia's engagement managers on research sources, helps to identify and analyze data, and ensure Arnovia's access to the premier data sources relevant to its markets. Prior to Arnovia, he was the Director of Research at CSP Associates. Previously, he worked in competitive intelligence at Technology Business Research, Inc., focused on analysis of leading prime federal government IT and professional services contractors. He received his B.A. with majors in English and Anthropology from Bowdoin College and spent five years as a newspaper investigative reporter.
Gabe has supported over 50 diligence and strategy advisory engagements in the defense and government services sectors. Previously, Gabe worked as a policy aide on national security legislation for U.S. Congress, as a software engineer on advanced prototypes at Northrop Grumman and as a military officer with multiple deployments to the Middle East. He has earned graduate degrees from both the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from Vanderbilt University.
Julliard has supported over 75 transactions in Arnovia’s core markets, with specialties across defense electronics, space and government services. He holds experience in investment banking at KippsDeSanto & Co.; investment management at Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG); management consulting at CSP Associates; and corporate development, Financial planning & analysis (“FP&A”), and manufacturing operations at Cobham. Julliard holds an MBA with Honors from The Wharton School and a BA with Distinction in All Subjects from Cornell University.
As the Director of Operations, Madeline is responsible for all aspects of Arnovia’s administrative, human resources, finance and accounting, and IT efforts. She assists the Partners in the development and execution of the overall strategic plan for Arnovia and serves as the subject matter expert on all operational management and administrative-related issues. Prior to Joining Arnovia, Madeline was the office manager for Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global strategy consulting firm, and held previous roles at Takeda, Eli Lilly, and Joslin Diabetes Center.
Ray supports Arnovia’s clients with a focus on the commercial aerospace and business aviation sectors, utilizing over a decade of aviation related experience. Previously, Ray was a Senior Associate in Evercore's transportation M&A investment banking practice where he executed transactions for the airline, logistics, and aircraft leasing sectors. Prior to investment banking, he spent 9 years in equity research as a Vice President at Evercore ISI (and previously with UBS), with a focus on the aerospace, defense, airline, air cargo, and aircraft leasing sub-sectors. He began his career in the revenue management department of JetBlue Airways. Ray has a B.S. in Finance and Management and Organizations from the NYU Stern School of Business and holds FINRA Series 7 / 63 / 79 / 86 / 87 licenses.
Nikos focuses on civil aviation, including commercial transport, cargo, and business aviation sectors. Prior to joining Arnovia, he served as an Associate at Oliver Wyman, where he conducted commercial due diligence for clients in the Airspace & Defense industries. Before Oliver Wyman, he worked as an aviation consultant at Ricondo in Chicago, where he supported major US, European, and Middle Eastern airports with simulation modeling, operations optimization, and business planning. Additionally, Niko engineered the FAA's North Atlantic Route Optimization program as a graduate research assistant at Virginia Tech. He holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Aristotle University, an M.Sc. in Transportation Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Jack supports Arnovia’s diligence and strategy advisory engagements across aerospace, defense and energy sectors. Previously, he worked as an Associate Consultant for GE, where he provided workflow optimization solutions for clients. Jack is an active maintenance officer at Westover Air Force Base, overseeing daily maintenance operations for the C-5 Galaxy fleet. Prior to GE, he worked in a strategy role at Microtech Welding Corp, providing organic and inorganic growth analysis to leadership, as well as supporting operational improvements across the company. He earned a B.S. in Industrial & Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and holds a Top-Secret security clearance.
Hudson supports Arnovia’s transaction diligence and growth strategy engagements across the aerospace, defense, energy, government services, and space sectors. Before joining Arnovia he worked as an Associate at Sterling Associates Group in Cleveland, OH, where he conducted market research and commercial due diligence to guide investment decisions for private equity and corporate clients. During his tenure at Sterling Associates, Hudson coordinated with expert networks, conducted in-depth interviews and market surveys, and produced detailed analyses. Hudson holds a B.A. in International Relations and Philosophy from Brown University. His background also includes project management at Brown University and case investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brett supports Arnovia’s advisory practice with focus on commercial aerospace and defense projects. Prior to joining Arnovia, Brett worked at Raytheon, where he was a graduate of the company's Finance Leadership Development Program. In his time with Raytheon, Brett held various roles in strategic finance, including as an investment analyst in the company's venture capital division. Brett received a B.S. from Providence College with majors in Finance and Mathematics.
As a Senior Advisor, Mike supports the Arnovia deal team across engagements related to the commercial aviation sector. Mike brings over 38 years of experience working with General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, SAFRAN, MTU, Boeing, Airbus, and other stakeholders supporting the most critical aircraft and engine programs in the commercial market. In his time with Airbus, Mike led the Flight Hour Services maintenance program for Singapore Airlines A330 and A380 fleets. Prior to Airbus, Mike led the GP7200 engine services team under the GE & Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance, as well as previous roles with GE leading the GE90 engineering and fleet strategy, GE-wide ‘On Wing Support’ efforts, CFM56 development and maintenance engineering and other critical roles. Mike holds degrees for Aviation Maintenance and Aviation Technology (Avionics) from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as numerous aviation management certifications and licenses.
Dan is a Senior Advisor to Arnovia. He has nearly three decades of experience working at the highest levels in Washington, D.C. as a Congressional leadership staffer in both the House and the Senate, a senior Pentagon official responsible for Europe/Russia/NATO, as a VP at a global strategic consulting firm, and as an executive with Lockheed Martin. He is a seasoned strategist, analyst, and government affairs professional. He brings a wealth of knowledge, relations, and first-hand experience working in the public, private, and NGO sectors, both domestically and internationally. His expertise focuses on aerospace and defense, transatlantic security, supply chain, and emerging technologies. He continues to write and lecture on key national security issues. Dan holds a B.A. with Honors from the University of Connecticut and a M.A. in International Relations from Boston University.