,
Co-Founder and Managing Director.
Mr. Rogers has 20 years of experience in private equity, corporate
mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Rogers has
served as a member of the KRG Investment Committee since the Firm’s
inception and was the lead Managing Director for KRG's investments
in Accellent, Aspen Marketing, CIVCO, Avizent, SPI Manufacturing
(co-led with Mr. Gwirtsman), and TerraMarc. Prior to forming KRG,
Mr. Rogers was a partner with the national law firms of Hogan & Hartson,
L.L.P. and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, specializing in corporate
mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and corporate finance.
While practicing at Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. and Kirkland & Ellis
LLP, Mr. Rogers represented both corporate clients and private
equity firms domestically and internationally.
Mr. Rogers is the
former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Push America, a national
non-profit organization serving people with disabilities. Mr. Rogers
is the founder of Push America's national cross-country cycling
event, "The Journey of Hope." Mr. Rogers received his
law degree from Duke University, attended the Rome Center for International
Law in Italy and earned a BBA degree in Management and Finance
from Stetson University.
