Team

Mr. Bremer is the Founder and CEO of Windage Partners. He oversees all aspects of the firm’s operations and serves as the Chief Investment Officer.

Mr. Bremer has operated at the nexus of global finance, foreign policy, and national security for over 30 years. Before founding Windage, he was a Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management and Co-Founder of Tracker Capital Management, an affiliated national security-focused investment fund. Previously, Mr. Bremer was a Managing Director at Bain Capital and a Vice President at Veritas Capital where he focused on investments in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADGS) markets. Earlier in his career, he held positions in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan.

In 1992, Mr. Bremer was commissioned in the U.S. Navy and served for eight years as a Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) officer. In 2007, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the 2007-2008 class of White House Fellows and served on the Homeland Security Council staff in the Executive Office of the President. In 2020, Mr. Bremer was nominated by President Donald J. Trump for the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the senior Department of Defense official overseeing America’s Special Operations Forces.

Mr. Bremer is a Founding Director of the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation Board and serves on the Advisory Board of the Navy SEAL Museum in San Diego. He is a Co-Founder and former Director of the Navy SEAL Foundation, a former Director of the White House Fellows Foundation and Association, a former Director of the Carson Scholars Fund, and a former Senior Advisor to The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Mr. Bremer holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he serves on the Private Equity Council, and a BS from the United States Air Force Academy. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Business Executives for National Security, Council for National Policy, FirstWave, and Alder.

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Mr. Hansell is an Operating Partner, Head of Strategy, and member of the Investment Committee at Windage Partners. He has worked at the nexus of business, strategy, and national security for the past twenty years.

Prior to Windage, Mr. Hansell was an Operating Partner at Outlander VC where he focused on value creation for ‘dual-use’ companies with commercial and government market applications. Previously, he was an Associate Director and Principal with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he helped lead the Public Sector and Aerospace & Defense practices.

While at BCG, Mr. Hansell was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and endorsed unanimously by the Senate Armed Services Committee for the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security, a senior Department of Defense position overseeing all defense intelligence activities. Prior to BCG, Mr. Hansell served as a Special Assistant to the President on the National Security Council staff at The White House. As the Senior Director for Transnational Threats, he coordinated inter-agency efforts related to transnational networks, threat finance, emerging technologies, and the information environment.

Mr. Hansell is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Officer whose service includes commanding Special Forces teams in South America and Afghanistan. He began his military career in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, where he served in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific maritime theaters. He holds a BA from Villanova University and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he was a Tillman Scholar.

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Mr. Smith is an Operating Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations, and member of the Investment Committee at Windage Partners. He has been an operator, entrepreneur, investor, and consultant for the past 28 years.

Prior to Windage, he was a Managing Director at Pacific Avenue Capital Partners and the President of Global Portfolio Operations at Skyview Capital. At Skyview, he led all operational due diligence, acquisition transition and integration, and portfolio company monitoring for the firm. Previously, Mr. Smith was the Founding Partner of Fidelis Capital Partners, Chairman of Cimcon Finishing, and CEO of Premier Logitech. Mr. Smith began his private equity career as Vice President at Platinum Equity where he focused on carve-out execution and value creation. Early in his career, he was a Senior Manager and consultant at Accenture.

Mr. Smith began his career as a logistics officer in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is the Chairman of the Dallas Salvation Army Board of Advisors, a Trustee off the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, a Trustee of the Naval Academy Athletic and Scholarship Programs, an Independent Director of USA Boxing and a Trustee of the USA Boxing Foundation. He holds a BS in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was Brigade Boxing Champion, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Mr. Kenna is a Senior Associate at Windage Partners where he is responsible for identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, performing due diligence, and working with management teams to implement operational initiatives and growth strategies.

Prior to joining Windage, Mr. Kenna was a Senior Associate at Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, where he helped lead the firm’s investments across numerous sectors including aerospace & defense, specialty manufacturing and distribution, industrial and professional services, and consumer. Prior to joining Trive, he was an Associate at Summit Park, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on the lower middle market. Mr. Kenna began his career as an Analyst at Harris Williams.

Mr. Kenna holds a BS in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Mr. Thompson is an Associate at Windage Partners where he is responsible for identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, performing due diligence, and working with management teams to implement operational initiatives and growth strategies.

Prior to joining Windage, Mr. Thompson was an Associate at CH Investment Partners, a Dallas-based family office, where he focused on leading the firm’s private equity investment strategies across numerous sectors including business services, consumer, healthcare, and technology.Prior to CH Investment Partners, he was a Consultant at Oliver Wyman advising clients in various industries with a focus on corporate strategy and post-merger integrations.

Mr. Thompson holds a BS in Economics and a MS in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

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