The firm was founded by industry veteran Jim Ginsburg who recognized the significant potential for growth in the sector. The firm's guiding philosophy is to combine deep industry knowledge with transactional expertise. Over the succeeding years, Jim Ginsburg has developed an extensive network of top industry participants from all aspects of the sector and utilizes this network as a strategic resource for its' portfolio companies.

Vernon & Park has a proven ability to draw upon its internal resources or access outside industry experts to provide the necessary transactional, regulatory, financial, or other required skill sets to fulfill portfolio company needs. Consequently, Vernon & Park has a record of uncovering and building value of companies in the sector.



Mr. Ginsburg is the Managing Partner at Vernon & Park Capital and a well known investor within the exchange industry. He brings to Vernon & Park significant experience selecting, evaluating and monitoring investments in the sector as well as a valuable network of industry contacts. Mr. Ginsburg's breadth of industry knowledge and contacts, combined with his many years of experience investing in the sector, gives him the perspective necessary to find attractive investment opportunities in this rapidly changing environment. Prior to his fund management activities, Mr. Ginsburg was an active trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME") for over twenty years. Mr. Ginsburg is a Director of the CME PAC. He is or has been a member/shareholder of the CME, the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pacific Exchange, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange and the New York Board of Trade. He is a board observer at the Canadian National Stock Exchange, UNX, Correlix, Currensee and TrumarxData Partners.



Ms. Ginsburg is a Managing Director at Vernon & Park Capital and brings nearly 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry. As a founding principal at Vector Securities International, Inc. ("Vector"), a leading investment bank focused on the healthcare industry, Ms. Ginsburg played a central role in the structuring, negotiation and execution of numerous mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, strategic alliances, fairness opinions, corporate valuations and private equity investments. In 1999, Vector was purchased by Prudential Securities where Ms. Ginsburg remained as a Managing Director. Ms. Ginsburg assisted Mr. Ginsburg in the formation of Fund I and in the documentation of investments and other legal matters and now plays a central role at Vernon & Park. Ms. Ginsburg received her BBA from George Washington University in 1982 and her JD/MBA from Stanford in 1986.