Ned has been actively involved in private equity since he joined Columbia Naples Capital ("CNC") as a Principal in 1996. CNC is an individual investor group focused on management buyouts. Ned led several acquisition efforts for the group prior to joining RFE in 2001. He has served on the boards of directors of several RFE portfolio companies and is currently a Director of AbelConn, GAPRC Group and Nudo Products and TradeSource. Ned also served as the Interim CEO of one of RFE's portfolio companies for 18 months and was responsible for a significant improvement in the company’s operations. He is a graduate of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, where he received a Master of Arts in Management and International Relations, and the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Master of Business Administration degree.