Robert C. Schweitzer
Robert Schweitzer has more than 40 years of experience in executive roles in the financial services industry and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of 1-800-PetMeds, and as Lead Independent Director of Envision Solar. Mr. Schweitzer is also a designated Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. and his previous board positions include both public and private companies such as: Rice Bran Technologies, Altisource Asset Management, Blink Charging, OmniComm Systems Inc., Shay Investment Services, Equinox Bank, and Anthem Bank and Trust. Mr. Schweitzer also serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including Florida College of Jacksonville Foundation, and American Red Cross Northeast Florida Chapter.
In his financial services career, Mr. Schweitzer served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Shay Investment Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and investment management company, Florida Regional President of Northwest Savings Bank, Regional President of Union Planters Bank for Broward and Palm Beach counties, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking for Barnett Bank/NationsBank/Bank of America in Jacksonville, FL, Director and Head of Real Estate Consulting for Coopers & Lybrand in Washington, D.C., Senior Vice President/Manager of Central North America Commercial Real Estate, Manager of Domestic Credit Review for the First National Bank of Chicago, and Senior Vice President/Manager of Central North America Banking for Wachovia Bank.
Prior to his financial services career, Mr. Schweitzer served in the Nuclear Submarine Force of the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve for 30 years. He retired at the rank of Captain. During his Reserve career, Mr. Schweitzer held six command tours and served as the Senior Naval Advisor in Florida for FEMA. Mr. Schweitzer holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Fellow.
Donald Bergin
Donald Bergin is a Director of Government Relations, at BAE Systems, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing legislative outreach that supports the objectives of BAE Systems and its respective businesses. In particular, he directly supports businesses in the platforms and services sector.
Prior to joining BAE Systems in 2020, Mr. Bergin served as Senior Counsel to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, where he acted as principal advisor to the Senator and the Majority Whip team, on all national security, foreign policy, and veterans’ affairs issues. Mr. Bergin has held other Congressional roles including Policy Director to the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and National Security Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Mike Turner (Ohio).
Mr. Bergin has additionally served in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Commander and in the USMC Office of Legislative Affairs and has held roles outside government as a private consultant. Mr. Bergin earned a J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, DC, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Jovan Hollins
Jovan Hollins is an experienced healthcare executive with a demonstrated history of success in the healthcare and aerospace industries. He is skilled in profit and loss management, retention, marketing, government contracting, team building, general management, and healthcare management.
Mr. Hollins and is an empathetic leader focused on supporting underserved communities and advocating for support for the voiceless. Mr. Hollins is an excellent operations professional who specializes in building structure and developing diverse and high performing teams built on collaboration and integrity.
He previously served in the United States Air Force for nine years. Mr. Hollins graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of General Engineering and earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Brad Holtmeier
Brad Holtmeier is a founder and partner at Critical Point Capital, a private investment company. Prior to joining CriticalPoint in early 2013, Mr. Holtmeier spent 10 years in various finance roles including, most recently, more than eight years in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Platinum Equity.
While at Platinum, Mr. Holtmeier led complex buy-side, sell-side, and financing transactions in the U.S. and in Europe while also serving on the boards of several companies. Before Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2005, Mr. Holtmeier worked as a Senior Credit Officer for a specialty finance company and, earlier, as an Acquisitions Officer in the United States Air Force.
In his final assignment with the Air Force, Mr. Holtmeier helped procure multi-billion-dollar Global Positioning System satellite technology. Mr. Holtmeier earned a bachelor’s degree in Management from the United States Air Force Academy, and a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Southern California.
Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter serves as Senior Vice President, General Manager of SS&C Eze. He is responsible for SS&C Eze’s award-winning investment management solution, Eze Investment Suite, and its next-generation platform, Eze Eclipse. During his tenure, Mr. Hunter has held several leadership positions within the organization, including business development, sales, and marketing.
Mr. Hunter has more than 20 years of expertise in technology solutions and operational efficiency in the investment management industry, and has extensive experience working with traditional asset managers and hedge fund managers across all sizes and strategies. Prior to joining the SS&C Eze, Mr. Hunter worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their financial advisory services practice. Mr. Hunter is a graduate of Boston College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance.