Professional investors with firsthand business experience.
What distinguishes Snowbird from other mezzanine lenders or venture capitalists is our partners' backgrounds and business experiences. We have a team of highly successful entrepreneurs and finance professionals who know firsthand what it takes to maintain and grow a business operation.
Meet our team.
Nelson Carbonell - President & Chairman
John Carbonell - Managing Director
Bob D'Acquisto - Managing Director
Christine Piorkowski - Chief Financial Officer
Joe Dague - Associate
Nelson Carbonell - President and Chairman
Reston, Virginia
Prior to starting Snowbird Capital, Mr. Carbonell founded Cysive and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors since Cysive commenced operations in 1994. From February 1991 until March 1994, Mr. Carbonell served as Director of Commercial Systems, Inc. at PRC, Inc., now a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman. PRC Inc. is a leading provider of information technology and systems-based solutions for the U.S. Government and commercial customers.
Mr. Carbonell serves on the Executive Committee of the Washington-Baltimore Young President's Organization. Mr. Carbonell also serves on the Board of George Washington University. Mr. Carbonell received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University in 1985.
John Carbonell - Managing Director
Reston, Virginia
John Carbonell has over 10 years experience working with technology startup companies, with a background in IT consulting operations. Prior to Snowbird, he was the VP of Operations for Cysive, Inc. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bob D'Acquisto - Managing Director
San Francisco Bay Area
bdacquisto@snowbirdcapital.com
Bob D'Acquisto has over 10 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing and product management. Prior to Snowbird Capital, Mr. D'Acquisto ran the West Coast business development and sales efforts for Cysive, Inc. Mr. D'Acquisto was also founder and ran business development and marketing for 2Roam, Inc. 2Roam raised over $28M of venture capital and was successful in building an impressive customer base. 2Roam was acquired by Air2Web in 2002. Prior to 2Roam, Mr. D'Acquisto held various senior business development, sales and marketing positions with Verifone, Inc. and Raychem (Tyco). Mr. D'Acquisto has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Santa Clara University.
Christine Piorkowski - Chief Financial Officer
Reston, Virginia
cpiorkowski@snowbirdcapital.com
Chris Piorkowski has over 15 years of experience in operational and financial management. Prior to joining Snowbird Capital, Ms. Piorkowski was Chief Financial Officer at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation where she managed both the operating budget and the Foundation's endowment. Ms. Piorkowski has also been the Chief Financial Officer and a Regional Director of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), a firm that manages $150 million in small business equity investment funds and operates in 10 countries. She has also held financial and operating roles at MuseumCompany.com, American Airlines and First American Bankshares.
Ms. Piorkowski has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the George Washington University and a MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
Joe Dague - Associate
Reston, Virginia
Joe Dague has over five years of experience in business development and financial management. Prior to joining Snowbird Capital, Mr. Dague worked for M&T Bank as a business analyst for the small business, middle market, and large corporate banking divisions in central and western Pennsylvania. He previously worked at M&T in roles as a commercial lender and credit analyst in the middle market banking division. Mr. Dague has a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.