Meet The Cobalt Team.

We bring a diversity of experience across investing, operating, professional sports, military service, and even Broadway.

  • Anthony Gonzalez

    Co-CEO, Operations
    Anthony has been an NFL wide receiver, business executive, and Member of Congress. When not working, he wonders about when the Cleveland Browns will win their first Super Bowl and spends as much time as possible with his wife and two kids.

  • Tyler Hoffman

    Co-CEO, M&A
    Tyler has been an investor and operator — most recently at Radicle Health, which he ran from 2018 through 2023. When he’s not speaking with founders, Tyler shamelessly roots for the Yankees, watches early 2000s TV shows with his wife, and laughs harder at his jokes than others do.

  • Garrett White

    Chief Financial Officer
    Garrett worked in investment banking and private equity before receiving his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He’s an avid Arsenal FC and Gonzaga basketball fan, lover of outdoor adventures, and eager explorer of his new home in Brooklyn.

  • Ginna Doyle

    Chief People Officer
    Ginna started her career as an actress in NYC and worked in talent and operations at an esports startup prior to receiving her MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. She loves all things people, dogs, and chocolate.

  • Greg Pappianou

    EVP of Operations
    Greg is a former nuclear submarine officer, McKinsey manager, and Chief Growth Officer of a defense technology company. He’s also an endangered species at home with a wife, three daughters, and two female dogs.

  • Jose Emanuelli

    EVP of M&A
    Jose has nearly a decade of M&A experience, most recently as an investor at Kohlberg & Company. When he’s not telling people that he’s from Puerto Rico, Jose enjoys playing golf with his dad and younger brothers, shamefully rooting for Manchester United and watching confusing sci-fi movies.

  • Max Simon

    VP of New Partnerships
    Max has worked as an operator and investor — first as the founder of a live events business that entertained 40,000+ guests annually, and most recently at The Riverside Company, where he spent most of his time working with field services companies. When not working, he enthusiastically cheers on Cleveland sports teams.

  • Ashley Akbork

    Director of Finance
    Ashley has worked in a variety of finance & accounting roles across technology, media, and data businesses. She’s quite adventurous for an accountant, and can often be found navigating all-things-basketball with her four boys and husband.

  • Dane Sehnert

    M&A Associate
    Dane has worked as a buy-side and sell-side M&A advisor to many services and industrials businesses. He is a Pittsburgh native and a die-hard Steelers, Penguins and Pirates fan. In his free time, he enjoys reading, exercising, going to baseball games and hanging out with his fiancé and two cats.

  • Danielle Thompson

    Head of Technician Recruiting
    Danielle has nearly 15 years of recruiting experience in various industries, most recently for Avantor, a Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, traveling and spending time with her loving husband and their three wonderful children.

  • Tyler Smith

    M&A Associate
    Tyler has worked in both M&A advisory and investing roles in the industrials & business services space. In his spare time, he enjoys staying active, traveling, and following University of Virginia sports.

  • Ann Day

    Operating Executive Ann has spent nearly 20 years in leadership roles spanning from strategic to operational to business development. Ann’s spare time is about family and experiences - specifically golf, pickleball, beach time, and listening to Taylor Swift with her teenage daughter.

  • Britt Gary

    Operating Executive
    Britt has led businesses ranging from dialysis treatment centers to educational software companies. In his free time, he finds reasons to laugh with his wife, golfs with people who have much lower handicaps than he does, and reads physical, ink-on-paper books.

  • Chris Fidrych

    Operating Executive
    Chris served as a Naval Special Warfare officer before receiving his MBA from The Wharton School. Following business school, he worked as a sell-side M&A advisor to services and industrials businesses. He enjoys saltwater fishing in the South Carolina Lowcountry and spending time outdoors.

  • Michael Muir

    Operating Executive
    Michael served in the Marine Corps before attending Brown University. He’s a former Bain consultant and startup Chief of Staff, and proudly supports Wisconsin sports teams with his wife and two-year-old daughter.

  • Ryan Shields

    Operating Executive Ryan served as an Intelligence Analyst in the Air Force prior to receiving his MBA from the University of Southern California. After business school, Ryan worked in operations at Amazon before joining the Cobalt team. In his free time, Ryan enjoys traveling with his fiancé, rooting for the 49ers, and working on his golf game.