Principals
Brian Cassidy
The first non-partner investment professional at Crestview, joined in 2004 from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to Stanford, Mr. Cassidy worked in private equity at Boston Ventures, where he evaluated, executed and monitored investments in the media and communications, entertainment and business services industries. He also worked for one year as the acting CFO of a Boston Ventures portfolio company. Prior to Boston Ventures, Mr. Cassidy was an investment banking analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons, where he completed a range of financing and M&A assignments for companies in the consumer and business services sectors. Mr. Cassidy is on the Board of OneLink and ValueOptions. Mr. Cassidy received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Harvard College, cum laude.
Quentin Chu, CFA
Joined Crestview in July 2005 after graduating from Harvard Business School. Prior to HBS, Mr. Chu was an associate at The Carlyle Group, where he evaluated and executed transactions in the healthcare industry, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, facility-based providers, managed care and outsourcing. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Chu was an analyst in the healthcare investment banking team at Goldman Sachs, where he completed a range of M&A and financing assignments for both early stage and Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Chu is on the board of Symbion. Mr. Chu received his A.B. in Classics from Harvard College, summa cum laude, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.