Team
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KCGIP is the investment affiliate of Knowledge Capital Group (KCG) and is led by KCG’s two principals, Tony Powell and Jack Hoey.
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Anthony Powell, Managing Director - As the founder and managing director of KCG, Powell delivers strategic counsel to businesses and nonprofits across many sectors. He specializes in strategy development, organizational planning, and business process optimization strategies.
Prior to KCG, Powell served as the Vice President of Professional Services and Enterprise Sales for Blackbaud (BLKB), a $300 million technology-solutions company that exclusively serves the global nonprofit market. As an officer of the company, he provided strategic direction and overall P&L management for this 300-person, $97 million division. During Powell's eight-year tenure at Blackbaud, divisional revenue grew at an annual rate greater than 40% and divisional gross margins consistently exceeded 60%.
Prior to his work with Blackbaud, Powell spent 10 years in the nonprofit sector, managing development operations and fundraising campaigns. His nonprofit employment culminated with his leadership role at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Click here to email Anthony Powell.
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Jack Hoey, Director - Hoey is an accomplished executive with unusual breadth of skills in finance, operations, and marketing. His 30-year career encompasses successful roles in both entrepreneurial and multinational corporate environments, and board leadership for a wide range of nonprofit boards.
For 15 years, Hoey led Coastal Glass Distributors, based in Charleston, South Carolina. During his tenure, he built the company into the largest independent fabricator of custom architectural glass products in the Southeastern U.S. Previously, Hoey spent 12 years with Rockwell International in finance and operations management roles marked by increasing responsibility.
Hoey has also provided distinguished leadership in a variety of nonprofit roles. Jack has led the trustee board of Seacoast Church since 2002, during which time the church grew from 1,000 members to 12,000 members and spread across a dozen sites in three states. He has also provided board leadership for Crisis Ministries, the Patriots Point Foundation, the Coastal Community Foundation, Pioneers, the Lowcountry Manufacturers Council, and the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments.
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Kathy Zolman, Associate – Prior to joining KCGIP, Kathy served as a Market Development Director for MeadWestvaco (MWV) Specialty Chemicals Division. In this role, she was responsible for assessing growth opportunities and providing investment recommendations. She also developed an internal e-Business competency as well as an M&A Integration process to ensure successful transitions of acquisitions.
Kathy also has held the position of Senior Project Manager with the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). She has experience in providing value to government clients in large multifaceted programs seeking technology transition and commercial implementation.
Prior to her work with MWV, Kathy was a consultant at Arthur D. Little in their Information Management Practice. She worked with clients to identify best practices and establish performance metrics while implementing complex information systems.
Zolman holds a Masters in International Business (MIBS) from the University of South Carolina, where she focused on Information Technology and the Spanish language.
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