Jake Eldrenkamp is a Senior Associate at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2023. Jake works on industry analysis, company due diligence, and financial valuation and reporting for the firm, and supports structuring of its current and prospective investments.

Prior to joining the firm, Jake was a Senior Analyst at Zachary Scott & Co, where he focused on middle market mergers and acquisitions in the agriculture, seafood, and industrial sectors. Jake spent the first five years of his career as an offensive lineman for the National Football League.

Jake received a B.A. in Finance from the University of Washington, where he also captained the Husky football team and was named Pac-12 Football Scholar Athlete of the Year. Jake resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and two children.  

Thomas Flies is a Senior Vice President at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2019. Thomas concentrates on the firm’s efforts around sourcing investments, transaction analysis and execution, and monitoring of active portfolio companies. He serves on the boards of Laurel Ag & Water and Royal Ridge Fruits.

Prior to joining the firm, Thomas held positions as an Investment Banking Associate for Robert W. Baird in the Global Industrial Group and at Cascadia Capital where he focused on executing capital raises and mergers & acquisitions for middle market clients in manufacturing, energy and clean technology. Thomas began his career in investment banking with Wedbush Securities, facilitating transactions and capital raises for Pacific Northwest community banks.

Thomas received a B.S. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics with honors from the University of Montana. He resides in his hometown of Seattle, Washington with his wife and child.  

Sean Knightly is a Senior Vice President at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2020. Sean concentrates on the firm’s efforts around sourcing investments, transaction analysis and execution, and monitoring of active portfolio companies. He serves on the boards of Pacific Trellis Fruit/Progressive Produce and the newly formed organization of organicgirl with Braga Fresh and Dole Fresh Vegetables.

Prior to joining the firm, Sean was a Finance Manager at Kraft Heinz, where he managed the P&L for its $1.4 billion beverages business. Before this, Sean was an Associate at RCP Advisors, a Chicago-based private equity firm, where he focused on investments in middle market companies.  Sean began his career in investment banking with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Sean received an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.A in Economics with honors from the University of Chicago. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois and resides in Bellevue, Washington.

Jodi Paulson is an Accounting Manager at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2017. Jodi manages internal accounting for the firm.

Jodi’s prior experience is also in accounting for private investment and real estate investment firms. 

Jodi resides in Bellevue, Washington with her husband. 

Matt Reus is a Managing Director at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2019. Matt concentrates on the firm’s efforts around sourcing investments, transaction analysis and execution, and monitoring of active portfolio companies. He serves on the boards of Royal Ridge Fruits and the newly formed organization of organicgirl with Braga Fresh and Dole Fresh Vegetables and is also a board observer for Blazer Wilkinson Gee.

Over the course of his career, Matt has executed more than $5 billion of mergers, acquisitions, debt, securitization, and equity capital raise transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Matt was a Vice President at Cascadia Capital, where he was a founding member of Cascadia Capital’s Food & Agribusiness team and led mergers & acquisitions, capital raising, and direct investment efforts. Before this, Matt was an investment and merchant banker at Western Reserve Partners (now known as Citizens Capital Markets).  He began his career in fixed income at Wachovia Securities.

Matt received an M.B.A. from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Washington. He resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and two children.

Greg Richards is a Managing Director at Arable Capital Partners and founded the firm in 2016. As founder and a principal of the firm, Greg leads the firm’s efforts for fundraising, investments, and ongoing portfolio management. He serves on the boards of Blazer Wilkinson Gee, Pacific Trellis Fruit/Progressive Produce, Royal Ridge Fruits and the newly formed organization of organicgirl with Braga Fresh and Dole Fresh Vegetables.

Prior to Arable, Greg was a Founder and Managing Director at HarvestWest Investments, a fund investing in farmland in the Pacific Northwest.

Greg received a B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. He lives in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and three children.

Laura Wachter is Chief of Staff and Chief Compliance Officer at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2022. Laura oversees the firm’s operations, including compliance, fund operations, human resources, investor relations, and technology.

Prior to joining the firm, Laura was with Amazon Web Services, where she held global management roles within sales operations.  Before this, Laura was a Director at Russell Investments, where she was responsible for all operations of the company’s institutional sales division.  She was also a First Vice President at Washington Mutual, where she managed the company’s strategic planning function and executed capital raises and acquisitions.  Laura began her career as an Equity Research Analyst at Lehman Brothers, covering the food sector. 

Laura received an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a B.A. in English from the University of Washington. She resides in Seattle, Washington with her husband and two children.

Derek Yurosek is a Managing Director at Arable Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2017. As a principal of the firm, Derek leads the firm’s efforts for investments and ongoing portfolio management. He serves on the boards of Blazer Wilkinson Gee, Laurel Ag & Water, Pacific Trellis Fruit/Progressive Produce, and the newly formed organization of organicgirl with Braga Fresh and Dole Fresh Vegetables.

Prior to joining the firm, Derek was the Head of Agriculture Operations for BMGI, the private holding company for Bill and Melinda Gates. Here, Derek led the team responsible for acquisition and operational performance for a portfolio of agriculture assets, including 150,000+ acres of land, vertically integrated farming, and food processing businesses primarily located in the United States.

Derek comes from a long history of farming and agriculture in the central valley of California. Before joining BMGI, he spent 14 years at Bolthouse Farms in his hometown of Bakersfield, CA. When he left Bolthouse, he was the Vice President of Agriculture and Regional Operations responsible for $550 million in revenue and 750 employees.

Derek received an M.B.A. with a concentration in Agricultural Business from Colorado State University and a B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics from Colorado State University. Derek resides in Bakersfield, California with his wife and children.