Creating value through growth, focus and insight

Capital is a catalyst; sustained partnership adds the most value. For HalBar Partners, good business means providing financial investment and industry expertise for the best impact on growth.

As a network of experienced investment professionals across a breadth of industries, we offer insight on what it takes to motivate and scale companies in a shifting global environment. Focusing on returns and decisions that having a lasting effect are critical to creating wealth for all partners and investors alike.

Leadership Team

Nate Wasson, Founding Partner

With over 20 years of experience providing guidance for investors and businesses alike, Nate seeks to fuel HalBar’s success with his abundance of passion and domain expertise.

He learned invaluable skills under some of the biggest names in finance. Those include: Nobel Laurite Robert Schiller, David Swensen, and AJ Wasserman. Nate’s unparalleled work ethic and attention to detail, forged success for many firms that he had worked with thereafter.

Nate is also co-founder of the Midwest Family Office Forum, founding member of the Kieretsu Forum Chicago, Chair of the DuPage Foundation, and founding member of the Chicago Philanthropy Roundtable. Nate seeks to continue his career success with his unwavering dedication to HalBar Partners.

Yuen Yung

Yuen Yung, Founding Partner

As the former CEO of Casoro Group, Yuen yields an impressive background of successful business and real estate investments. Characterized as a savant in his field, you may know him from his appearance in ABC’s Shark Tank where he received the largest investment offer at the time from Kevin O’Leary for his acclaimed restaurant franchise How Do You Roll.

Yuen’s meticulous approach to business and investing led him down a path of notable achievement. For 13 years, Yuen oversaw advisors responsible for over $300M in funds raised for Kenty, Yung, Ozias & Associates. 

Yuen serves as a board member and chairman for the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce and volunteers as a mentor for Ignite Accelerator, Founder’s Firm and INCubatoredu. Yuen is steadfast on his goals to augment success for HalBar, and to enrich society as a whole.

The HalBar Team

Naim Farah

Naim Farah

Outsourced CFO,
HalBar Partners

Specialty: Financial Modeling
& Reporting

Matthew Dripps

Managing Director,
Carbon Smart Strategy

Specialty: Private Market Solutions

HalBar Strategic Advisors

Ben Christensen

Ben Christensen

CEO/Co-Founder,
Cambium Carbon

Specialty: Carbon Science & Sustainability

Jeff Egan

Founding Partner,
BTN Advisory

Specialty: Private Market Solutions

Christian Malek

Christian Malek

Managing Partner,
Novastone Capital Advisors

Specialty: Entrepreneurship & SME Leadership

Scot Ruhlander

Scot Ruhlander

Managing Partner,
One Design AIS

Specialty: Secondary Private Market Solutions

Kjael Skaalerud

Kjael Skaalerud

Managing Partner,
Skaling Ventures

Specialty: Fractional CRO & SaaS Acquisitions

Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis

Founding Partner,
Central Metric

Specialty: RevOps Tech Partner & SaaS Transformation

HalBar Strategic partners

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