Athens Capital Management, LLC (ACM) was founded by managing member Steven Gumins. With over four noteworthy decades of experience developing investment services for HNW investors, Steven serves as the fund’s portfolio manager and leads the fund’s core strategic development. Steven began his distinguished career with Merrill Lynch in 1981, followed by Lehman Brothers and several...

Deborah Griffin is the Chief Operating Officer of Athens Capital Management LLC and has been a leader with the organization since its founding in 2002. Deborah brings many years of business management expertise and innovation to the Athens team, including key leadership positions with several companies.  She served as Chief Operating Officer at Heuristic Development...

Brian Torres serves as Athens Capital Management’s Chief Financial Officer. Joining the team in 2009, Brian leads accounting and financial reporting and provides counsel on a wide range of business matters.   Brian served as Operations Manager at Spectrum Global Fund Administration before joining Athens, where he oversaw the financial reporting for several hedge funds, including...

Parker is a second year, Business Economics & Political Science major at UCLA with an upcoming Restructuring Investment Banking internship at Guggenheim for the summer of 2025.  Previously he had two prominent internships, first focusing on distressed debt investing at Cerberus Capital Management followed by a generalist investment banking internship at DelMorgan & Co.

Dr. Taha Sultan joined the Athens Capital team in August 2023 as the Directing Manager in Middle East and GCC, to support Athens' expansion of operations in the Middle East. Dr. Sultan brings over 15 years of experience in networking and negotiation, across a diverse range of geopolitical landscapes including Libya, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia, South...

Austin is an associate at a family office where he is responsible for deal origination and investment due diligence for private market investments across several sectors and industries. Previously, he spent two years as a consultant in the Enterprise Risk Financial Services Consulting practice of Ernst & Young, specializing in wealth and asset management clients....