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A Mission-Driven Alternatives Investment Firm

Meet The Team

Colin Meadows

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Prior to co-founding o15, Colin was a Senior Managing Director with Invesco where he served for 15 years. At Invesco Colin held a variety of business and functional leadership roles including Head of Invesco Private Markets, Head of Invesco Global Institutional, Head of Invesco Digital Ventures, and Chief Administrative Officer. Colin also served as a director on the boards of Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR), Invesco’s publicly traded agency REIT, and Invesco Van Kampen closed-end funds. 


Before joining Invesco Colin worked at GE Capital, Wells Fargo, and McKinsey & Company. Colin earned a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from Andrews University in 1993 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1996.

KENNETH SAFFOLD

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Prior to co-founding o15, Kenneth Saffold was a Managing Director and a member of BlackRock's Global Credit Platform where he was responsible for originating and executing private credit investment opportunities across the United States. Kenneth also served as an Investment Committee Member for the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, an asset class fund focused on making investments in underserved ethnic group businesses and communities. He was also on the Senior Leadership Team of the BlackRock Atlanta Office. 


Prior to BlackRock, Kenneth held roles with GE Capital and Goldman Sachs. Kenneth received his MBA from The Wharton School and his BA from Morehouse College.

BRIAN MORRIS

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Prior to co-founding o15, Brian was the head of healthcare banking for BankUnited where he led origination and execution of healthcare financings as well as overseeing the bank’s healthcare portfolio activities. Before BankUnited, Brian was a Senior Managing Director at CapitalOne where he held various roles including sponsor finance team lead, head of healthcare originations, head of senior bank loan originations, and had responsibility for all healthcare cash flow underwriting and portfolio management.

Brian also held similar positions with Capital Source, GE Capital, and Bank of America. Brian earned his BBA from The George Washington University and his MBA from Emory University.

Vilmarie Knudsen

Chief Financial Officer

Vilmarie is the Chief Financial Officer of the Firm and is primarily responsible for finance, accounting, human resources and compliance functions.


Previously, Vilmarie was the Vice President of Finance at Gleeds USA, a leading global property and construction consultancy, where she led finance, accounting, legal, human resources and operations.


Prior to Gleeds, Vilmarie was the Controller of Chatham Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle market lending. While at Chatham, Vilmarie helped to establish the accounting and compliance processes for their SBIC funds. Vilmarie led accounting, financial reporting, and compliance for the SBIC funds.


Vilmarie received her BA with Majors in Accounting, Human Resources and Management from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Javier Davila

Principal

Javier is a Principal at o15 and is primarily responsible for originating and executing private credit & equity investment opportunities, as well as portfolio management.


Prior to joining o15, Javier was a Vice President at Truist Securities where he held various roles including Healthcare Services industry coverage, M&A, and capital markets transaction origination and execution. Javier also had responsibility for Healthcare cash flow underwriting while at Truist Securities.


Prior to Truist Securities, Javier held roles at Boyne Capital, CVS Health, and BMO Capital Markets. Javier received his BS in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Seth Boyles

Vice President

Seth is a Vice President at the Firm and primarily responsible for deal origination, deal execution, and portfolio management of the Firm’s investments.


Prior to joining o15, Seth was a Senior Associate at Source Capital, where he was responsible for deal origination, deal execution, and portfolio management of a first-time SBIC fund. Previously, Seth held investment roles at Antares Capital and Chatham Capital, respectively.


Seth currently serves on the board of STAR House Foundation and is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Southern Capital Forum, among others. Seth is a former Military Intelligence officer and received his BS from the University of Alabama.

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