About
Derrek Ross is a Principal at Kingswood Capital Management, where he works across sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. He previously served as a Senior Associate at KPS Capital Partners, monitoring control investments in the industrials sector, and earlier spent four years at Kinderhook Industries and worked in investment banking at Macquarie Capital's aerospace, defense, and government services group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University.
Experience
- Kingswood Capital ManagementPrivate Equity Principalcurrent2026 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Kingswood Capital ManagementPrivate Equity Vice President2023 — 2026Los Angeles, California, United States
- KPS Capital PartnersPrivate Equity Senior Associate2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- Kinderhook IndustriesPrivate Equity Senior Associate2020 — 2022New York, United States
- Kinderhook IndustriesPrivate Equity Associate2018 — 2020New York, New York
- Macquarie GroupInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Yale UniversityStudent2012 — 2016
- Procter & GambleBrand Management Intern2015
- Security National Automotive Acceptance CompanyFinance Intern2014Mason, Ohio
- Yale University Sports Publicity OfficePublicity Intern2013 — 2014
- EQ Capital Risk Management, LLCPortfolio Research Intern2013 — 2014Cincinnati
- Dynavision International LLCInternship2012
Education
- Yale UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Time Management22Teamwork22Critical Thinking9Customer Service5Financial Modeling5Microsoft Excel13Data Analysis6Trend Analysis4Research3Public Speaking2PowerPoint2Microsoft Word1
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Colleagues at Kingswood
Aaron Miki
Head of Tax at Kingswood
Aiden Gilbert
Associate at Kingswood
Alex Wolf
Founder and Managing Partner at Kingswood
Allister Aaron
Principal, Portfolio Operations at Kingswood
Andrea Wordlaw
Accountant at Kingswood
Andrew Kovach
Partner at Kingswood
Ben Palmer
Senior Associate at Kingswood
Bob Cirillo
Principal at Kingswood
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Derrek Ross?
- Derrek Ross is a Principal at Kingswood Capital Management, where he works across sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. He previously served as a Senior Associate at KPS Capital Partners, monitoring control investments in the industrials sector, and earlier spent four years at Kinderhook Industries and worked in investment banking at Macquarie Capital's aerospace, defense, and government services group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University.
- Where does Derrek Ross work?
- Derrek Ross is Principal at Kingswood.
- Where did Derrek Ross go to school?
- Derrek Ross studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics).
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