Mr. Lerner is an Operating Partner focused on investment opportunities in the consumer market. Mr. Lerner’s primary responsibilities include conducting due diligence and providing operational support and oversight to Marlin portfolio companies. He currently serves as Director and CEO of Ultra Pro.

Mr. Lerner brings to Marlin extensive turnaround, sales, marketing and supply chain management expertise having spent the last decade selling direct to consumer, business and “big box” retail, as well as navigating the challenges and opportunities posed by Asian-based and outsourced supply chains. Mr. Lerner joined Marlin from personal computer manufacturer MicronPC where he served as Executive Vice President, and was part of the team that helped effect a private equity sale of the business in 2001 and its re-emergence into the public markets in 2005. Prior to MicronPC, Mr. Lerner was a management consultant with Treacy & Company and Oliver, Wyman & Company focused on developing break-out growth strategies and turnaround plans for mid-market and Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Lerner earned a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated summa cum laude.