Evan LePatner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Courizon Partners. Mr. LePatner most recently served as a Partner at Gamut Capital Management, where he led the Building Products, Chemicals, Industrials, Metals and Consumer/Retail sectors. Previously, Mr. LePatner spent nearly a dozen years at KPS Capital Partners, where he was responsible for identifying, executing and managing control private equity investments across the Industrial and Consumer sectors. Prior to KPS, he was an Associate at Kohlberg & Company. Mr. LePatner began his career as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Citigroup. He graduated from Yale University with a BA with Distinction in Political Science. In addition to NYPEN, Mr. LePatner is active with a number of institutions and philanthropic organizations, including Yale University, the Mount Sinai Health System and the American Enterprise Institute.