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Kenneth (Ken) L. Purcell

Ken Purcell

Founder, Chartwell Capital Management Company, Inc.

Ken Purcell has been active in private capital investment for over 20 years. Prior to being a founding partner of Chartwell Capital Management Company Inc., Purcell was a Vice President with T. Rowe Price Associates and Managing Director for the T. Rowe Price Threshold Funds, a group of funds specializing in direct equity and debt/equity investments. Before joining T. Rowe Price in 1989, Purcell was a Principal with Aeneas Venture Corporation, an investment subsidiary of Harvard Management Company Inc. Aeneas Venture Corporation manages the private equity interests of the Harvard Endowment Fund, including investment in direct private equity and private equity funds.

Purcell is currently a board member of A. Marinelli Shoes, PlayNetwork, Enterworks, and Black Diamond. He has been an active investor in numerous successful ventures, including Starbucks Coffee Company, CompUSA, Fresh Field Markets, Integral Systems, The Moorings, and SBA Communications.

Purcell is a member of the Human Resources Committee of the Acosta Board of Directors and is a graduate of Babson College.