Our Investment Board

The expertise we provide is sourced from within and beyond our office walls. Our seasoned and highly skilled investment board lends depth and access in assisting our partners to succeed.

John D. Emory Jr.
President and CEO, Emory & Co, Investment Banking

John Emory provides merger and acquisition advisory, business valuation, and capital raising services as President & CEO of Emory & Co. He has more than 10 years of middle-market experience providing M&A advisory and valuation services He has authored numerous articles and is a frequent speaker on finance-related topics. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, administered by the CFA Institute. Prior to co-founding Emory & Co., Investment Banking, Mr. Emory worked as an attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and bank financing transactions. He has testified as a business valuation expert in trials, arbitrations, and depositions. He received an MBA  and a JD cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an BA from Stanford University with majors in Economics and History.
 Emory & Co. helps middle-market companies planning to sell a business, buy another business, or raise investment capital. They serve a broad universe of industries, including manufacturing, service, distribution and technology companies.

John is also a member of CTP Board of Directors and acts as Chairman of Investment Fund Board.

Trevor D’Souza
Managing Director, Mason Wells Venture Funds

As a managing director of Mason Wells Venture Funds, Mr. D’Souza is primarily responsible for co-managing the venture investment activities of the firm. In this capacity, Mr. D’Souza is responsible for initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions, serving on the board of directors of the portfolio companies, working with portfolio company management teams to create shareholder value, and arranging for the orderly disposition of investments at a profit to the fund. Mr. D’Souza is a member of the firm’s management committee and of the investment committee for the venture funds.
 Prior to joining Mason Wells in 2000, Mr. D'Souza had many years of experience in consulting and business management in the software and life science industries with special knowledge in the fields of post-market surveillance systems, clinical data management systems, electronic submissions of regulatory information, international harmonization and technology issues for the life science industry. Mr. D’Souza has held executive positions in the pharma, life sciences, technology and software industries and brings extensive knowledge in each field. Mr. D’Souza received his Masters of Business Administration from George Washington University, Washington D.C. with a concentration in Systems Theory and Cybernetics and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., majoring in Computer Science Engineering.




Mark A. Baffa
Director, Fuel Cell Products Group
Modine Manufacturing Company

Mark Baffa spent 20 years with Modine and held several positions there throughout his tenure. From 1985-1994 Mark was in Modine's corporate purchasing department. In 1988 he was named Director with responsibility for all of Modine's purchasing activities and in 1993 was tasked with global responsibility when Modine made a major acquisition in Germany to expand their presence in the European markets. From 1995-1998 Mark was operations manager for Modine's Heavy Duty and Industrial Division where he had responsibility for five major manufacturing facilities. In late 1998, as the fuel cell industry was attracting a great deal of attention throughout industry, Mark was asked to study and evaluate Modine's potential prospects in this area. At Mark's suggestion, Modine formed a Fuel Cell group in 2000 to focus on the emerging market opportunities presented by the fuel cell industry. Modine is recognized as the leader in providing innovative thermal management solutions to both the fuel cell and the hydrogen infrastructure industries. 

Mark has a Bachelors degree in Microbiology from the University of Montana. 




Ken Williams
Director of Business Programs
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

Ken Williams leads the development and management of WECC business programs to deliver energy efficiency strategies that help Wisconsin's commercial, industrial, agricultural, and school and government customers meet statewide energy efficiency goals and reduce their energy needs in the face of growing demand.

A skilled team leader with more than 20 years of experience, Ken brings to WECC a proven track record of developing, launching and growing new products, services and business opportunities. Prior to joining WECC, Ken developed and launched a number of new technology-based businesses, including the first competitive residential telephone service in the Los Angeles area for MediaOne (now part of Comcast) and an international voice-over-IP clearinghouse network.

Ken holds an MBA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and a bachelor's degree in communications from California State University.

Greg Dombrowski
President, Johnson Bank – Madison

Greg Dombrowski has been President of Johnson Bank - Madison since its inception in 1996. Before joining Johnson Financial Group, Greg spent 9 years with the Marshall and Isley Corporation in the commercial banking division. Greg is currently active as Board Chair for Catholic Charities and serves on the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Board.