Mr. Hawkins is an Associate Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies.  He has over 15 years of financial and operational experience focused on driving growth for B2B software companies. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Hawkins was the Director of Sales, Strategy and Analytics at Carta, a financial technology software company where he scaled the go-to-market organization and led cross-functional strategic initiatives to accelerate productivity and growth. Prior thereto, he served in various marketing, sales, business strategy and operations leadership roles at Medallia.   Mr. Hawkins earned his B.S. in Economics and Accounting from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, information technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, financial planning and analysis, human resources, acquisition integration, data analytics, procurement and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors. Subject to limited exceptions, Operations Group members are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC and are compensated by portfolio companies and/or investment funds sponsored and managed by Marlin and its affiliates (including the Fund and other investment funds that may be formed in the future) (collectively referred to herein as the “Marlin Funds”), and such compensation is not covered by the management fee paid by a Marlin Fund.