Mr. Small is the Chief Executive Officer of Black Owl Capital, the family investment office for two executives in the financial services industry.

Mr. Small has over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Black Owl Capital, Mr. Small spent 12 years in the investment banking group at Wells Fargo and was most recently the Head of Diversified Financials for Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). In this role, Mr. Small was responsible for leading and managing the Asset Management, Insurance, Market Structure and Specialty Finance verticals, including the investment banking activities, corporate banking operations as well as the subscription finance group.

Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Small was an investment professional at American Capital (ACAS), where he focused on debt and equity investments in financial services companies. Previously, Mr. Small was an investment banker at JMP Securities covering the financial services sector.

Mr. Small was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2000 MLB Amateur draft. He played two seasons in the minor league farms systems for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Guardians.

Mr. Small earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 2000.