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Doug founded Bassich & Associates in 1989 and maintains an active role in the company managing engagements and client relationships, while also producing studies. He contributes a rich 40 years of market due diligence experience in numerous industries including aerospace and defense, food and beverage, consumer products, building products, energy products and services, power generation, value-added distribution, healthcare, scientific instrumentation and equipment, automotive, heavy-duty truck, ag-construction and mining equipment, IT and software, niche manufacturing, and general industrial products and services.

Doug has undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business from the University of Maryland.

Pat leads Actel’s engagement management, new client sales, and day-to-day firm management. He has 13 years of market due diligence experience across a wide array of industries including aerospace and defense, consumer products, healthcare products and services, food and foodservice, niche manufacturing, energy products and services, industrial products and services, and others. 

Previously, Pat was an Associate at Houlihan Lokey, where he provided transaction-advisory services in the consumer, food, and retail industries.  During his tenure there, he advised clients in the branded household products, consumer and professional electronics, personal care products, restaurants, and furniture industries.

He holds undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from the George Washington University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Chris is responsible for engagement management, production, and new client sales. He has nine years of market due diligence experience in aerospace and defense, consumer products, healthcare products and services, food and foodservice, niche manufacturing, energy products and services, industrial products and services, and other industries.

Previously, Chris was the Director of Policy Research and Public Affairs at the National Council of Nonprofits, where he led an investigation into government policies adversely impacting the nation’s small and midsized 501(c)(3) organizations.  His research findings have been cited in The New York Times and other national media. Before that, Chris spent 10 years working as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering economics, personal finance, transportation, information technology, consumer protection, and other political and regulatory beats for the Journal’s Washington bureau.

He has undergraduate degrees in American Government and English from the University of Virginia.

Holden is responsible for client relationship management, engagement management and study production. Previously, he worked for a hospitality start-up as a project manager on growth and operations teams. Prior to that, he worked in digital marketing at a high-growth, e-commerce apparel company.

Holden has an undergraduate degree in Anthropology & Geography with a minor in Business from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science in Digital Anthropology from University College London.

Tyler is responsible for engagement management and study production. Previously, he was a Senior Research Associate at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a leading B2B platform for professional learning and insight. He has prior consulting experience at DCDB Group, a full-range provider of consultancy services related to international business transactions and executions serving clients in the US, Europe and Latin America.

He holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and International Business with a minor in Portuguese from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Jack is responsible for client relationship management, engagement management and study production. Previously, he served as a political consultant, public policy advisor, and strategist for numerous government and political entities at the federal, state, and local levels. Jack’s expertise includes using primary-source research to develop and execute winning data-driven strategies.

He has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York, College at Brockport, School of Business and Management.

Paul is responsible for new client sales, engagement management, and production. Previously, Paul was a private equity deal team member and investor focused on the middle market, serving in increasing seniority and responsibility. During his tenure, he focused on companies in the industrial manufacturing, food, consumer, business service, aerospace and defense, and building products sectors. In these roles, Paul frequently worked with Actel as a client. Paul started his career in the Industrials group of the investment bank at J.P. Morgan.

Paul graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Fordham University. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor and is a frequent guest lecturer on topics related to Private Equity.

Dorian is primarily responsible for study production. Previously, he served as Head of Strategy & Marketing for Meltek, Inc., a clean-energy technology startup. Dorian has prior consulting experience with Vision Consulting, serving local businesses pro bono in the Rochester, NY area.

Dorian graduated with his STEM-designated MBA from the Simon Business School, University of Rochester. Prior to pursuing his MBA, Dorian worked on multimillion-dollar tobacco cessation research studies at Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania. He holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from Penn State University.

Pablo is primarily responsible for study production. Previously, he served as Senior Compliance Specialist and Data Quality manager for Houston Independent Schools, a large urban school district. Pablo has prior consulting experience at EY Parthenon with the Enterprise Reimagined team.

Pablo has a STEM-designated MBA concentrating in Corporate Strategy from the Simon Business School, University of Rochester as well as a Master of Education Administration from University of Houston and an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Rory is primarily responsible for study production. Prior to Actel, he worked in the wealth management industry, specializing in client management in the multi-family office, single-family office, and ultra high net worth client space.

He has undergraduate degrees in Economics and Environment & Sustainability from Cornell University.

Megan is responsible for Actel’s back office functions and day to day operations including new business development, CRM management, recruitment strategy, and project management. Prior to Actel, she served as a business process analyst in the health insurance industry where she specialized in process improvement, project management, and change management initiatives.

She holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration concentrating in Finance and minoring in Mathematics from the University at Buffalo and an M.B.A. from Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Teresa oversees and manages Actel’s general office and accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, taxes and human resources. Prior to working as a consultant, she served as the Director of General Accounting for Suburban Hospital, Inc., in Bethesda, Maryland, administering all functions of the general accounting department while training, managing, and supervising all accounting staff.  Teresa began her accounting career as an Auditor for Deloitte, where she planned and executed audit procedures and prepared financial statements and related footnote disclosures. 

Teresa has an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland.  She holds an active CPA license and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA).