Andy Board Member

Andrew M. (Andy) Freeman has more than 16 years of middle-market private equity investment experience. Andy began his private equity career in 2001 as a Senior Associate with Fremont Partners.  Andy subsequently led, managed and harvested numerous successful investments at Paine & Partners (and its predecessor firm) between 2005 and 2016, becoming a partner of the firm in 2014.  Andy joined H.I.G. Capital as a Managing Director in 2017.  Prior to becoming a middle-market private equity investor, Andy financed and invested in large real estate projects and real estate companies at NationsBanc Capital Markets and Westbrook Partners. Andy received a BS in History and Economics in 1995 from Duke University, where he graduated cum laude, and earned his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.

Andy Freeman

Board of Directors

Jay Abramson

Board Member

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Jodi Watson

Board Member

Neil Gill

Neil Gill

CEO/President

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Chris Kempner

Chairman

David K. Lenhardt

David K. Lenhardt

Board Member

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The Dogtopia Foundation enables dogs to positively change the world. To accomplish this, we currently are funding programs focused around three worthy causes: Service Dogs for Veterans, Therapy Dogs for Students, and Employment Initiatives for Adults with Autism.