Steven M. Friedman | Founding Partner

Prior to co-founding Eos in 1994, Steve was a General Partner at Odyssey Partners L.P., which he joined in 1983. Steve and Brian Young were the partners responsible for Odyssey's private equity business. Before joining Odyssey, Steve was a Vice President at Citibank, N.A. in leveraged finance. Steve has an A.B. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

Brian D. Young | Founding Partner

Prior to co-founding Eos in 1994, Brian was a General Partner and co-head of the private investment business at Odyssey Partners, L.P., a position he held since 1986. Brian was formerly a Managing Director of First Boston Corp., where he was instrumental in building the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and headed First Boston's leveraged buyout department. Brian has an A.B. from Harvard College.

Daniel H. Lerner, CFA | Portfolio Manager

Prior to joining Eos in 2008, Dan was previously a high yield credit trader at Lehman Brothers, where he traded the consumer and retail sectors. Prior to Lehman, Dan traded high yield at KBC and Grantchester, a division of Wasserstein Perella. Dan has previously traded options on the American Stock Exchange, and he was an investment banker in mergers and acquisitions at Salomon Brothers and Peter J. Solomon Company. Dan has a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. Dan is a CFA® charterholder.

John Keh | Senior Analyst

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, John was an investment banker in the leveraged finance group of JPMorgan.  John has a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.  John specializes in the telecommunications, financial, business services and airline industries.

David Van Steenkiste, CFA | Senior Analyst

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, Dave was an investment analyst with River Run Management, a hedge fund focused on distressed debt and opportunistic credit investing. Prior to River Run, he was an investment analyst at Frontenac Company, a private equity firm, after earlier working as an analyst in the financial restructuring group of Rothschild, Inc. Dave has a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Business School and an M.B.A. in finance, management and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Dave focuses on investments in several industries, including energy, food and packaging, industrial, technology, and healthcare services. Dave is a CFA® charterholder.

Beth L. Bernstein | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer

Prior to joining Eos in 1994, Beth was the senior financial officer of several broker dealers and investment advisors and was responsible for all accounting, financial management and compliance services. Beth was a senior accountant at Coopers & Lybrand from 1982 to 1986. Beth has a B.S. from Fairleigh Dickenson University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Marisa A. Aaron | Legal Counsel and Director of Compliance

Prior to joining Eos in 2011, Marisa was a Legal and Compliance Associate at Shumway Capital Partners LLC. Previously, she was a Legal and Compliance Associate at Basso Capital Management, L.P. Marisa has a B.A. from Lafayette College and a J.D. from New York Law School.

Matthew J. Stern | Director of Accounting

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, Matt was an experienced senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the alternative investment funds audit group from 2003 to 2007. Matt has a B.B.A. in accounting from Siena College, an M.B.A. from the Graduate Management Institute of Union College and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Nicole Grossman | Senior Accountant

Prior to joining Eos in 2014, Nicole was an Accounting Associate at Fir Tree Partners. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at KPMG in the financial services audit practice. Nicole has a B.S. in accounting from Yeshiva University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Daniel Chow | Operations Manager

Prior to joining Eos in 2017, Daniel was an Operations Analyst at Avenue Capital Group, a distressed debt and special situations investments fund, where he specialized in bank debt, asset servicing, and treasury functions.  Previously he was a Senior Portfolio Accountant at Citigroup, N.A. Daniel has a B.S. from Winona State University. 

Nalini Singh | Investor Relations Manager

Nalini is the Investor Relations Manager at Eos.  Prior to joining Eos, Nalini was a Sr. Investor Relation Specialist at Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.  She was formerly Sr. Investor Relation Specialist at Fortress Investment Group (USA) Inc.  Nalini received a B.S. in Business Administration from York College, The City University of New York.

Investment Professionals

Steven M. Friedman | Founding Partner

Prior to co-founding Eos in 1994, Steve was a General Partner at Odyssey Partners L.P., which he joined in 1983. Steve and Brian Young were the partners responsible for Odyssey's private equity business. Before joining Odyssey, Steve was a Vice President at Citibank, N.A. in leveraged finance. Steve has an A.B. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

Brian D. Young | Founding Partner

Prior to co-founding Eos in 1994, Brian was a General Partner and co-head of the private investment business at Odyssey Partners, L.P., a position he held since 1986. Brian was formerly a Managing Director of First Boston Corp., where he was instrumental in building the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and headed First Boston's leveraged buyout department. Brian has an A.B. from Harvard College.

Daniel H. Lerner, CFA | Portfolio Manager

Prior to joining Eos in 2008, Dan was previously a high yield credit trader at Lehman Brothers, where he traded the consumer and retail sectors. Prior to Lehman, Dan traded high yield at KBC and Grantchester, a division of Wasserstein Perella. Dan has previously traded options on the American Stock Exchange, and he was an investment banker in mergers and acquisitions at Salomon Brothers and Peter J. Solomon Company. Dan has a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. Dan is a CFA® charterholder.

John Keh | Senior Analyst

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, John was an investment banker in the leveraged finance group of JPMorgan.  John has a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.  John specializes in the telecommunications, financial, business services and airline industries.

David Van Steenkiste, CFA | Senior Analyst

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, Dave was an investment analyst with River Run Management, a hedge fund focused on distressed debt and opportunistic credit investing. Prior to River Run, he was an investment analyst at Frontenac Company, a private equity firm, after earlier working as an analyst in the financial restructuring group of Rothschild, Inc. Dave has a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Business School and an M.B.A. in finance, management and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Dave focuses on investments in several industries, including energy, food and packaging, industrial, technology, and healthcare services. Dave is a CFA® charterholder.

Finance/Operations/Compliance

Beth L. Bernstein | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer

Prior to joining Eos in 1994, Beth was the senior financial officer of several broker dealers and investment advisors and was responsible for all accounting, financial management and compliance services. Beth was a senior accountant at Coopers & Lybrand from 1982 to 1986. Beth has a B.S. from Fairleigh Dickenson University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Marisa A. Aaron | Legal Counsel and Director of Compliance

Prior to joining Eos in 2011, Marisa was a Legal and Compliance Associate at Shumway Capital Partners LLC. Previously, she was a Legal and Compliance Associate at Basso Capital Management, L.P. Marisa has a B.A. from Lafayette College and a J.D. from New York Law School.

Matthew J. Stern | Director of Accounting

Prior to joining Eos in 2007, Matt was an experienced senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the alternative investment funds audit group from 2003 to 2007. Matt has a B.B.A. in accounting from Siena College, an M.B.A. from the Graduate Management Institute of Union College and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Nicole Grossman | Senior Accountant

Prior to joining Eos in 2014, Nicole was an Accounting Associate at Fir Tree Partners. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at KPMG in the financial services audit practice. Nicole has a B.S. in accounting from Yeshiva University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Daniel Chow | Operations Manager

Prior to joining Eos in 2017, Daniel was an Operations Analyst at Avenue Capital Group, a distressed debt and special situations investments fund, where he specialized in bank debt, asset servicing, and treasury functions.  Previously he was a Senior Portfolio Accountant at Citigroup, N.A. Daniel has a B.S. from Winona State University. 

Investor Relations

Nalini Singh | Investor Relations Manager

Nalini is the Investor Relations Manager at Eos.  Prior to joining Eos, Nalini was a Sr. Investor Relation Specialist at Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.  She was formerly Sr. Investor Relation Specialist at Fortress Investment Group (USA) Inc.  Nalini received a B.S. in Business Administration from York College, The City University of New York.