Mr. Twitchell has over 15 years of experience in new product development and building accelerated growth companies. With a background in management consulting, strategic marketing and private equity, he brings a multi-disciplinary approach to evaluating business opportunities, deploying investment resources and capitalizing on emerging market trends and dislocations to build profitable enterprises.

Mr. Twitchell has successfully designed and conducted quantitative and qualitative research to steer investment, marketing and strategic planning decisions, including market opportunity assessment, positioning research and concept testing, product design, brand extension and co-marketing evaluation, customer needs assessment, competitive intelligence gathering and enterprise valuation. Previously, Mr. Twitchell was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers responsible for strategic investments, a Director and Global Head of Marketing at Citigroup where he managed product development, marketing and sales force support activities, and a Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at American Express, responsible for the development of new businesses and strategic investments in partner companies. He began his career as a management consultant with Corporate Decisions, Inc. (now Oliver Wyman), where he focused on customer-driven growth strategies.

Mr. Twitchell received a B.A. from Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude) and an M.B.A. from Yale University.