Our Team
Meet the Lancer Capital Management Team. We understand that successful investments start with building relationships and understanding what makes your business unique. As your partner, we develop creative solutions that align operating experience with the right skills and resources to achieve long-term, lasting growth.
Josh Welk
Founder & Managing Partner
Josh Welk founded Lancer Capital and is responsible for developing investment theses, sourcing and evaluating opportunities, and managing the firm’s investment portfolio through strategic and executive support.
Rich Barakat
Vice President
Rich Barakat is a Vice President on the Lancer Capital Investment Team and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, developing investment theses, conducting due diligence, and leading transaction execution.
Eddie Loughery
Associate
Eddie Loughery is an Associate on the Lancer Capital Investment Team and is responsible for investment thesis development, operational due diligence, and crafting and executing post-closing strategic plans and initiatives.
Jackson Bennett
Senior Analyst
Jackson Bennett is a Senior Analyst on the Lancer Capital Investment Team and is responsible for conducting due diligence, company and industry analysis, and assisting with transaction execution and portfolio company support.
Alasdair Bell
Business Development Analyst
Alasdair Bell is a Business Development Analyst on the Lancer Capital Team and is responsible for performing company and industry analysis, new deal assessment, and assisting the team in business development activities and relationship management with our network of intermediaries and capital providers.