Joel Wheeler

Owner-operator of one of the largest powersport dealership groups in New England and its captive finance company, Two Wheeler Finance.  Mr. Wheeler has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry with a focus in commercial banking and new business development.  Prior roles include serving as a Commissioned Bank Examiner with the FDIC and CFO of a de novo commercial Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and MSF from Bentley University.

Daniel Wilensky

Mr. Wilensky has more than 35 years of experience in all facets of the leasing and lending industry including consulting and management services for manufacturers, franchised dealers, finance and leasing companies, and banking institutions. He specializes in debt placement, business development, private-label program implementation, and financial services products for the automotive, truck, and equipment finance and leasing industries.

Steven List
Mr. List joined Crestline in March, 2019. Mr. List has more than 25 years of expertise providing executive management, interim management, turnaround, and financial/restructuring advisory services. Most recently he was a Partner of CR3 Partners, LLC, a national restructuring firm, with an individual focus on interim management, in and out of court restructuring and M&A. Prior to that, Mr. List spent four years heading the corporate asset management group of Mount Kellett Capital Management, a $7B Private Equity firm focused on special situations investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Earlier in his career he worked with Mattress Giant Corporation, Crossroads LLC, and KPMG. Mr. List received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA).

Rahul Vaid

Mr. Vaid joined Crestline in 2015 and focuses on our Opportunistic Strategies. Prior to joining Crestline, Mr. Vaid was Co-Founder and Managing Director of Frontier Investment Holdings. At Frontier, Mr. Vaid was responsible for sourcing, acquiring and managing secondary credit assets, hedge fund side pocket assets and direct deal investment opportunities. Prior to Frontier, Mr. Vaid was General Partner of Pacesetter Capital Group where he sourced, led and managed investments in technology and middle-market companies across growth equity, venture capital and debt investments. He also founded a closed-end high-yield debt fund and served as its President and CEO. Mr. Vaid has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from Government College of Engineering Pune India, and Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College.

Tony Gonzalez

Tony Gonzalez is the owner of Garage Composites, the largest consulting company in the powersports industry. Mr. Gonzalez has over 20 years of experience in consulting some of the most complex businesses in the powersports, marine, RV and bicycle industries. A true student of best business processes, Mr. Gonzalez has trained, spoken and consulted to some of the most progressive business entities around the globe and is respected as one of the most well known minds in his areas of expertise. Gonzalez holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and a Master's degree in Terrorism from The George Washington University.