Our Team
Brian F. Carroll,
Managing Partner
Brian leads Carroll Capital’s investment process across deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio company initiatives.
Prior to founding Carroll Capital in 2017, Brian spent over two decades at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in New York and London, where he was a Partner of the firm and served on its Investment Committee. Prior to KKR, Brian began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Brian graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A.S. in Systems Engineering and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Lin He
Director
Lin supports Carroll Capital’s investment process across deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio company initiatives
Prior to joining Carroll Capital in 2018, Lin was a portfolio company executive for the Capstone group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and a public equities analyst for Coatue Management. Lin began his career at the Boston Consulting Group.
Lin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.
Ben Volk
Senior Associate
Ben supports Carroll Capital’s investment process across deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio company initiatives.
Prior to joining Carroll Capital in 2021, Ben was an associate at Peak Rock Capital, where he focused on equity investments in middle market companies and portfolio company management. Prior to Peak Rock, Ben began his career as an investment banker at Lazard.
Ben graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Accountancy, a B.S. in Finance, and an M.S. in Accountancy.
Ian Ronda
Associate
Ian supports Carroll Capital’s investment process across deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio company initiatives.
Prior to joining Carroll Capital in 2021, Ian worked at Jefferies in the firm’s Healthcare Investment Banking Group, where he focused primarily on multi-site healthcare services companies. Prior to Jefferies, Ian worked at Berkery Noyes, focusing on lower middle market M&A transactions.
Ian graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Business Administration.