Mark Ein

Mark D. Ein is an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has created, acquired, invested in and built a series of growth companies across a diverse set of industries over the course of his 23 year career. During this time, Mr. Ein has been involved in the founding or early stages of six companies that have been worth over $1 billion. He has also led over $900 million of private equity, venture capital and public company investments generating an internal rate of return of 34%. Currently, Mr. Ein is the founder and CEO of Venturehouse Group, LLC, an investment holding company and the Chairman and CEO of Capitol Acquisition Corporation 3 (NASDAQ:CLAC), a public acquisition company that raised $325 million in a November, 2015 IPO. He is also currently the Co-Chairman and Principal Shareholder of Kastle Systems, LLC, the country’s leading provider of managed security systems for commercial office buildings; and the Chairman of the Board of VSGi, a provider of videoconferencing solutions. A native of the Washington area, Mr. Ein actively supports many community, charitable and cultural organizations. Through both his professional and philanthropic activities, he is committed to bringing his community together as well as helping those in need with a particular focus on the youth of the city. Mr. Ein is also the Founder and Owner of the Washington Kastles, his hometown’s World Team Tennis (WTT) franchise. After just eight years in the league, the Kastles have already captured the coveted King Trophy six times by winning the WTT Championship in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009. Mr. Ein has been frequently recognized and honored for his contributions to his community including being named Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, Business Leader of the Year by the Washington DC Chamber of Commerce and the region’s Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. He received his BS in Economics with a concentration in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from The Harvard Business School.