51 Vets’ Post

A huge thank you to HPS Investment Partners, LLC for hosting some of our members this week in their NYC office. HPS has been a long time supporter of 51 Vets, and our mission, and we are grateful for their support!

51 Vets is proud to announce the date of our 2nd Annual Benefit Dinner, benefiting transitioning, and transitioned members of the Special Operations and Aviation communities. Please mark your calendars for November 5th, 2024 in NYC. Tickets will be available soon! Interested in a table or sponsorship? Please contact Lindsey@51vets.org

Dallas City Summit Scott Abbott, CEO & Co-Founder, Five Star Franchising. Scott has launched 20 companies and sold 11. Princeton Equity Group acquired Five Star in 2021, and it has expanded from 50 to 900 locations in less than 3 years. Thank you Doug Kennealey and Derek DeBenedetto for sponsoring us.

Day 2 is kicking off at our Dallas City Summit 1. Consulting panel - Paul Musselman, Lew Emery 2. PE business development panel 3. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition panel 4. Grant Thornton panel

Dallas City Summit & Reception June 4-6 MAIN RECEPTION 50-100 attendees from private equity, investment banking, the M&A community, and operating company executives. Thursday, June 6 5:30pm 2601 Olive St,14th Floor Sponsor: Princeton Equity Group, Grant Thornton CITY SUMMIT PANELS & WORKSHOPS Private Equity 101 PE Business Origination PE Value Creation PE PortCo Ops PE Fundraising ETA Investment Banking Consulting Jobs in Tech 51 Vets 501c3 transforms veterans from elite military communities into private-sector leaders. #veterans #jobsforvets

“All gave some, some gave all.” This Memorial Day, we reflect, honor, and remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. In tribute to the many, in honor of all, we offer our gratitude.

51 Vets is proud to announce three new staff members to our team: Tyler Williams will be the Chief of Finance for 51 Vets. He is a Green Beret, currently transitioning out of the Army after 10 years of service. Throughout his military career, he’s deployed to Iraq twice and served across the spectrum – from an Infantry Platoon Leader, to a Special Forces Detachment Commander, and most recently a director of current operations at a Joint Special Operations Command task force. Tyler will purse a MBA at Wharton this Fall and is looking forward to serving as a resource for transition veterans and advocate for Special Operations members within the private sector. A native of Florida, Tyler currently resides in Pinehurst with his wife and two kids. In his free time, he loves to play golf and travel with his family. Daniel Hellmann will be the 51 Vets Chief of Operations, internally focusing on our members to make sure they have they have the tools they need to succeed in their next endeavors. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio with nineteen years of service ranging from teaching, special operations and demonstration parachuting. Danny is a dynamic individual with a diverse range of skills and interests including functional wellness and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Finally, ensuring that transitioning service members have the answers for a successful post military career. Cory Pederson is 51 Vets new Chief of Staff. Cory has been married to his beautiful wife McKenzie for a year. He grew up in Minneapolis, received a Finance degree from Minnesota State, and has been in the Army for ten years (five years in the Infantry in Italy and three years Special Forces in Colorado). His wife and him will be moving to Charlotte, NC this summer as he starts his transition from active duty. He is looking forward to giving back to this community in the Chief of Staff role. Congratulations and welcome to the team!

Atlanta meet-up 🎉 Two members working at Allied Industrial Partners portfolio company, Waste Eliminator (Austin Hooper, Matthew Ball). Placed through 51 Vets 🥳 Thank you for joining us, James Hadfield!

For friends, family and supporters of Leo Lukenas - Memorial Service for Leo Lukenas is as follows: Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 4pm Ft. Bragg JFK Chapel | Building D-3116, Ardennes and Zabitosky Streets; Fort Liberty, North Carolina 28310 If you are a civilian please go through the All American Gate and pre register here: https://lnkd.in/g-Kf86X6 Reach out to Lindsey Schiro with any questions.