Where does Bret Batchelder work?

Bret Batchelder is Chief Financial Officer at Sovereigns Capital Venture.

Where did Bret Batchelder go to school?

Bret Batchelder studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Political Science); Texas McCombs School of Business (Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance).

Bret Batchelder

Investor

Chief Financial Officer at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

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410 people in our graph share verified history with Bret — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Eric WagnerunlockedBret: together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1990–1991)

×4Bret: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

×5Bret: together at Goldman Sachs

Bret: together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About

CFO at Sovereign's Capital with prior leadership roles in finance and investment management, including as Managing Director at Cherokee Investment Partners. He holds an MBA from Kellogg and is a CFA.

Experience

Sovereign's CapitalChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — present
Clear Choice Therapeutics, Inc.CEO & CFO2020 — 2025United States
West Street Investment Services, Inc.President2010 — 2025Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
CherokeeManaging Director and CFO2001 — 2025
First Union National Bank (now Wells Fargo)Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions (in Charlotte)2000 — 2001
Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (acquired by First Union)Associate (in Charlotte)1997 — 2000
Goldman SachsSummer Associate (in New York)1996
Bank of AmericaAnalyst (w/former subsidiary in Atlanta)1991 — 1995

Colleagues at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Adam Nichols

Principal at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Adora Lovestrand

Principal at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Andrew Behrman

Principal at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Andrew Kean

Principal at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Andy Ward

Licensed Psychologist at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Ben Erskine

Partner, Real Estate at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Cade van Raaphorst

Senior Associate at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Chris Allen

Corporate Culture Development at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bret Batchelder?: CFO at Sovereign's Capital with prior leadership roles in finance and investment management, including as Managing Director at Cherokee Investment Partners. He holds an MBA from Kellogg and is a CFA.
Where does Bret Batchelder work?: Bret Batchelder is Chief Financial Officer at Sovereigns Capital Venture.
Where did Bret Batchelder go to school?: Bret Batchelder studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Political Science); Texas McCombs School of Business (Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance).