- Tax PlanningBrendan was hired as Assistant Controller of Rand Capital Management, LLC, the Company’s external investment adviser, in September 2022. Brendan is responsible for financial reporting and preparing Rand’s consolidated financial statements. He also takes an active role in Rand’s budgeting, cash management, tax planning, regulatory reporting, and maintaining internal controls. Prior to joining Rand, he was a Senior Accountant in the tax and audit departments at Brock, Schechter & Polakoff LLP. Brendan earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Canisius College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.
- Asset ManagementIn 2019, we announced the closing of a transaction with East Asset Management (“EAM”). The transaction included a $25 million strategic investment in Rand by EAM, in exchange for approximately 8.3 million shares of Rand common stock. Rand Capital also added two new board directors, Adam Gusky, Chief Investment Officer of EAM, and Ben Godley, Chief Executive Officer of Contributor Development Partnership (“CDP”).