27+ Years Capital Market Experience
187+ Capital Market Campaigns
$1.5B+ Capital Formation/M&A Engagements
Ron Both, Managing Partner & Founder
14 Years’ Experience in the Capital Markets
90+ Investor Relations Campaigns
$510M+ Capital Formation/M&A Engagements
Grant Stude, Managing Parter and Head of Communications & Operations
Grant is an extraordinarily talented investor relations professional with extensive experience in financial and investment analysis, strategic financial communications, and corporate messaging. Since joining CMA in 2016, CMA clients have benefited from his deep knowledge and skills in business management, processes and communication logistics.
Over the course of the last 14 years, Grant has executed 90+ investor relations campaigns for both private and public companies across a range of industries.
His earlier experience in investor relations includes working with micro- and small-cap companies to implement a client-specific strategy that effectively communicates their story. BS in Finance from Indiana University with a minor in Psychology.
Specialties: Capital markets navigation, strategic communications, financial writing, finance and investment analysis, corporate messaging, investor relations, public relations, crisis management, and graphic design.
27+ Years Experience in Investment Banking, Investment Management, Private Equity, Business Consulting
19+ Years in Cleantech & Sustainability
Scott Kitcher offers more than 27 years of executive experience in investment banking, investment management, private equity and business consulting, with a special focus on Clean-tech and sustainability.
After graduating from Stanford University, Scott joined Yamaichi International – America, then one of the ‘Big 4’ Japanese investment banks, where he led the firm’s Western U.S. investment banking efforts, including underwriting, buy & sell side analysis, M&A, investor relations and other business development activity for Japanese and U.S. clients. Scott was also a frequent conference panelist on U.S. banking in Asia.
Scott became involved in the Clean-tech industry in the mid-90s while serving as Investment Counsel V.P. in charge of the Western U.S. for Eaton Vance Management, and national representative for Eaton’s Hong Kong-based partner, Lloyd George Management. At Eaton, he excelled in institutional sales, marketing, client service and portfolio management.
In 2009, Scott founded EcoFin Consulting, a financial and strategic consulting firm that helps early stage and transitioning Clean-tech companies advance to the next level.
Scott also now serves as president and CEO of Sustain OC a non-profit trade association that promotes the Clean-tech industry in Orange County, California, including renewable energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency and other resource conservation, green building and consumer products, and corporate sustainability.
He currently serves on several corporate, non-profit and academic boards and committees, including:
Samueli School of Engineering at UCI, Advisory Board Member
Advanced Transportation Center (LAEDC); Director, Orange County
biix, Board of Directors Member
BlueFire Renewables, Advisor to Board of Directors
Stomp Motors, Advisory Board Member
Indi.com, Advisory Board Member
UCI Masters in Public Policy Program, Advisory Board Member
US Green Building Council, Orange County Market Leaders Advisory Board Member