SilkRoad Realty

EXECUTIVE TEAM

SilkRoad Realty Capital’s principals have over 40 years of investing and operating experience to share in a broad range of industries, having invested in or acquired over 150 companies worldwide.

Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Office: +1-336-201-5050
Mobile: +1-312-399-2995
Email: flip@silkroadequity.com

Executive Chairman and CEO, Andrew “Flip Filipowski, is one of the world's most successful high-tech entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and industry visionaries. The former COO of Cullinet, the largest software company of the 1980's, was also the founder and CEO of PLATINUM technology, inc. Flip grew PLATINUM into the 8th largest software company in the world at the time of its sale to Computer Associates for $4 billion dollars, the largest such transaction for a software company at the time. Upside Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Information Technology. A recipient of Entrepreneur of the Year Awards from both Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch, Flip has also been awarded the Young President’s Organization Legacy Award and the Anti-Defamation League's Torch of Liberty award for his work fighting hate on the Internet.

Matthew G. Roszak
President and Managing Partner

Office: +1-336-201-5046
Mobile: +1-847-840-2356
Email: matt.roszak@silkroadequity.com

Mr. Roszak is co-founder and managing partner of SilkRoad Equity.  Mr. Roszak also serves as a director and chief financial officer of SilkRoad technology, inc.

Prior to SilkRoad, Mr. Roszak was senior vice president, corporate development, for Divine, inc. In this position, Mr. Roszak set business strategy, evaluated potential acquisition targets, and was responsible for the negotiation, structuring, analysis and integration operations of those firms. In addition, Mr. Roszak managed Divine’s venture capital portfolio of companies.

Previously, Mr. Roszak was a principal with Advent International plc in London. Advent is one of the world’s largest and most successful international private equity investment firms, managing in excess of $6 billion, with offices in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Mr. Roszak was primarily responsible for managing a dedicated $400 million private equity fund for emerging Europe. Mr. Roszak targeted investments in the areas of information technology, media, telecommunications and business services.

Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Roszak spent five years with Keystone Capital Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm. At Keystone, Mr. Roszak completed investments in start-up, growth stage and leveraged buyout transactions, with experience in the financial services, media, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing and food processing sectors.

Mr. Roszak has experience in executing a broad scope of transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; corporate and transactional financing, including private equity, venture capital, mezzanine and conventional financings; public offerings, private placements and financial restructurings. Mr. Roszak earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Lake Forest College. Mr. Roszak serves on the board of advisors for the Chicago Software Association and Lake Forest Entrepreneurs Club.

Mr. Roszak is a director of various companies including: 180 Connect, Inc. (TSX: NCT), MissionMode Solutions, Inc., OpenHire, Inc., Pendulab, Inc., SilkRoad technology, inc. and SolidSpace LLC.