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Brian Birk
Founder at
Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC
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Brian P.
Birk is the founder of Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC, founded in 2006, where the title held is Managing Partner.
Current jobs include Chairman at Growstone, Inc., and Director roles at Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association, Avisa Pharma, Inc., Agilvax, Inc., Respira Therapeutics, Inc., American Clay Enterprises LLC, Green Theme Technologies, Inc., and Aspen Avionics, Inc. Former jobs include Regional Director at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. from 2004 to 2006; Vice President & Director-Private Equity at Fort Washington Capital Partners LLC; Independent Director at Exagen, Inc. from 2023 to 2024; Director at Lumidigm, Inc.; Independent Director at Avisa Diagnostics, Inc. from 2021 to 2023; Vice President-Technology Commercialization at Applied Minds LLC; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Flywheel Ventures LLC from 2001 to 2002; Investment Committee Member at New Mexico Community Capital; Senior Manager at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. from 1992 to 1997; Finance Manager at General Electric Capital Corp.; Divisional President at Bios Group, Inc. from 1998 to 2000; and Finance Manager at GE Aerospace.
Education includes an MBA from Kellogg School of Management conferred in 1992 and an undergraduate degree from Carleton College conferred in 1983.
Brian Birk active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC
 Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sun Mountain Capital Advisors invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for seed, early and growth capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes co-investments. | Founder | 2009-10-15 |
Aspen Avionics, Inc.
 Aspen Avionics, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes advanced technology aviation products | Director/Board Member | - |
American Clay Enterprises LLC
 American Clay Enterprises LLC Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufacturers natural earth plasters and clay products | Director/Board Member | - |
Growstone, Inc.
 Growstone, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Manufactures hydroponic aggregate media and soil aerator | Chairman | - |
Respira Therapeutics, Inc.
 Respira Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Focuses on pulmonary delivery of therapeutics for respiratory diseases | Director/Board Member | - |
Agilvax, Inc.
 Agilvax, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops vaccines for treatment of cancer immunotherapy | Director/Board Member | - |
Avisa Pharma, Inc.
 Avisa Pharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops pharmaceutical products | Director/Board Member | - |
Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association
 Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides fundraising services | Director/Board Member | - |
Green Theme Technologies, Inc.
 Green Theme Technologies, Inc. TextilesProcess Industries Produces water repellent textiles | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Brian Birk
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Positions held
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Listed companies
Private companies
Connections
80
1st degree connections
23
1st degree companies
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Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 23 |
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General Electric Capital Corp.
 General Electric Capital Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides financial services | Finance |
GE Aerospace
 GE Aerospace Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Designs, develops, manufactures and services aircraft engines for commercial airframes & defense jet engines, avionics & power systems | Electronic Technology |
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
 Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Fort Washington applies well-defined investment values across the diverse lineup of strategies that they offer covering asset classes and solutions within both public and private equity, cash and short duration fixed income, investment grade fixed income, asset-liability management, leveraged credit, multi-sector fixed income, private placements, private debt, midstream energy, securitized credit, and others. | Finance |
Lumidigm, Inc.
 Lumidigm, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manufactures biometric and spoof detection equipment | Health Technology |
Avisa Pharma, Inc.
Avisa Pharma, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
Agilvax, Inc.
Agilvax, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops vaccines for treatment of cancer immunotherapy | Health Technology |
Fort Washington Capital Partners LLC
 Fort Washington Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance FW Capital invests in both public and private middle-market companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as healthcare, business services, energy, technology, consumer, and financial services. It participates in early, buyout, special situations, and growth equity. It also makes co-investments. | Finance |
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
 The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services | Commercial Services |
Bios Group, Inc.
 Bios Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides supply chain management solutions | Technology Services |
Flywheel Ventures LLC
 Flywheel Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flywheel Ventures invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of business-to-business (B2B) products, information technology, energy technology and physical science. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 0.1 - 1 million. | Finance |
Carleton College
 Carleton College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Exagen, Inc.
 Exagen, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Operates as a commercial-stage diagnostics company | Health Services |
Aspen Avionics, Inc.
Aspen Avionics, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes advanced technology aviation products | Electronic Technology |
Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC
Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sun Mountain Capital Advisors invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for seed, early and growth capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes co-investments. | Finance |
Applied Minds LLC
 Applied Minds LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in the invention, design, and prototyping of products and services in the software and information technology fields | Commercial Services |
New Mexico Community Capital
 New Mexico Community Capital Investment ManagersFinance NMCC invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of water, energy, food/agriculture and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
American Clay Enterprises LLC
American Clay Enterprises LLC Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufacturers natural earth plasters and clay products | Non-Energy Minerals |
Growstone, Inc.
Growstone, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Manufactures hydroponic aggregate media and soil aerator | Producer Manufacturing |
Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association
Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides fundraising services | Commercial Services |
Respira Therapeutics, Inc.
Respira Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Focuses on pulmonary delivery of therapeutics for respiratory diseases | Health Technology |
Kellogg School of Management
 Kellogg School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Green Theme Technologies, Inc.
Green Theme Technologies, Inc. TextilesProcess Industries Produces water repellent textiles | Process Industries |
Avisa Diagnostics, Inc.
 Avisa Diagnostics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops pharmaceutical products | Health Technology |
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