AJ Ebels has been with Charter Capital since 2016. In his current role as Vice President, he primarily focuses on diligence, deal execution, portfolio monitoring and fund management activities, as well as portfolio management for the Michigan Accelerator Fund and Charter's numerous other venture capital and private equity investments. He has also contributed as a deal team member for Charter's mergers and acquisitions practice, having worked on deals across the manufacturing, industrials, technology and consumer sectors. He also leads internal technology and software initiatives for the firm.

In 2023, AJ earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the weekend program with concentrations in Finance, Entrepreneurship and Accounting. In 2017, AJ graduated from Grand Valley State University with a BBA in Finance and Business Economics and was a graduate of the Frederik Meijer Honors College.

AJ and his wife reside in Grand Rapids and in their free time can often be found on a golf course, in a local cafe or on the water enjoying time in the sun with family and friends.

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