Mr. Eberwein has over 25 years of Wall Street experience and is the Founder and CEO of Lone Star Value Management (“LSVM”), a U.S. investment advisory firm. Prior to founding LSVM in January 2013, Mr. Eberwein was a Portfolio Manager at Soros Fund Management from January 2009 to December 2011 and Viking Global Investors from March 2005 to September 2008. In April 2018, Mr. Eberwein became CEO of Hudson Global, Inc., a global recruitment company, and has been on the Board since May 2014. Previously, Mr. Eberwein served as Chairman of the Board for AMERI Holdings, Inc., an IT services company, from May 2015 until August 2018, ATRM Holdings, Inc., a modular building company, from January 2013 until September 2019, and Crossroads Systems, Inc., from April 2013 until May 2016. Mr. Eberwein also served as a director of The Goldfield Corporation from May 2012 until May 2013, On Track Innovations Ltd. from December 2012 until March 2014, and NTS, Inc. from December 2012 until its sale to a private equity firm was completed in June 2014. Mr. Eberwein served on the Board of Hope for New York, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to serving the poor and marginalized in New York City from 2011 until 2014 where he was Treasurer and on the Executive Committee. Mr. Eberwein earned a MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BBA with High Honors from The University of Texas at Austin.
Mimi is a Partner and Practice Leader in the Pennsylvania office at Cerity Partners, one of the largest independent wealth management firms in the country. Mimi works with executives, entrepreneurs and families to strategically manage their wealth. She is also involved in several of the firm’s growth initiatives.
Prior to joining Cerity Partners, Mimi served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Permit Capital Advisors, LLC. Mimi has worked in the investment industry since 1995. Earlier in her career, she spent several years at Miller Anderson & Sherrerd/ Morgan Stanley Institutional Asset Management, where she worked on both the marketing/client service and portfolio management sides of the business.
In addition to her work at Cerity Partners, Mimi serves as Chair Emerita of 100 Women in Finance, which is one of the largest associations for female talent in financial services with over 35,000 members on four continents. Mimi also serves on the Board of Evolution (EVO.ST) and Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Health System and Jefferson Health Plans where she Chairs the system-wide investment committee.
Connia M. Nelson has served as a director since February 2019.
Ms. Nelson is the Chief Human Resources Officer for LifeWay Christian Resources, a position that she has held since September 2018, where she is responsible for human capital management including talent acquisition, employee experience, performance excellence, compensation, value-based culture, diversity, and employee engagement. Ms. Nelson previously served as Vice President – Human Resources of Lifeway Christian Resources from September 2016 until September 2018.
Prior to that, Ms. Nelson worked for Verizon Communications from May 2000 until June 2016, creating talent management strategies to acquire and retain top talent globally, improve succession, increase the employer brand, enhance diversity, deliver total rewards, accelerate employee engagement, manage employee relations and lead the Office of Business Ethics.
Ms. Nelson has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Post University of Waterbury, CT since 2004, where she currently serves on the academic committee and previously served as co-chair of the marketing committee.
Ms. Nelson is a board member for Boulo Solutions, an organization providing flexible work solutions. She is a founding board member of Seed A Better Life, LLC, where she served from 2010 to 2021. Ms. Nelson also serves on the Musician Treatment Foundation board and The Refuge Center for Counseling board.
Ms. Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and a master’s degree in organization management from Dallas Baptist University.
Robert G. Pearse is a leader in corporate strategy and governance in the technology industry. Mr. Pearse currently serves as Managing Partner at Yucatan Rock Ventures, an investment and consulting firm he co-founded. Mr. Pearse has served on the boards of numerous publicly traded companies in the technology sector, including as Board Chairperson and as Chairperson of Audit and Compensation committees. Previously, Mr. Pearse served as Vice President of Strategy at NetApp where he developed and led the hyper-growth plan which placed the company in the Fortune 500. Before that, Mr. Pearse held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard including Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development.
Mr. Pearse’s professional experience also includes positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Eastman Chemical Company, and General Motors Company. Mr. Pearse earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BSME from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Mr. Fruhbeis has over 25 years of capital markets experience. Most recently, for over 15 years, he served as HBSC’s Head of Structured Product Sales and Equity Derivatives Sales, Americas. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns and Vice President at Deutsche Bank, specializing in equity derivative sales. Mr. Fruhbeis holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his extensive capital markets experience, Mr. Fruhbeis brings to Star’s Board significant real estate investing experience and, thus, a client perspective relevant to Star’s Building Solutions businesses.
Ms. Palmer has over 15 years of small-to-mid-size company banking experience. She is the Founder and CEO of JPalmer Collective, a firm specialized in funding high-growth companies including women-led companies and consumer brands with a special focus on sustainability and inclusivity. She was also recently President of the Secured Finance Network (SFNet), the leading trade organization in the commercial finance industry. Ms. Palmer was previously CEO of Gerber Finance, where she grew the firm’s asset-based lending portfolio by more than 140% and achieved the firm’s second most profitable year in its 25-year history amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Palmer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marist College and a Doctor of Law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Palmer brings to Star’s Board a deep knowledge of, and connections to, financing solutions for Star’s businesses and clients.
Mr. Parks has over 35 years of investment management and board experience. Mr. Parks is currently Managing Member, COO & CFO at Tyro Capital Management LLC, an equity hedge fund with over $200 million in assets under management and a value-based investment approach. He is also a partner at Metropolitan Business Funding LLC, a firm that provides merchant cash advances for small businesses throughout the United States. Previously, he was COO and CCO of Krensavage Asset Management LLC, Senior Managing Director & Head of Equities at CL King & Associates, and Senior Managing Director & Head of Equity Trading at Raymond James Financial. Mr. Parks currently serves on the boards of Sunroof Software Inc., an innovative SaaS solution for optimizing customer experience, and Reliability Inc., a provider of staffing solutions for a variety of industries. Mr. Parks holds Bachelor of Arts degrees from New York University and Columbia University, a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School. Mr. Parks brings significant sales, operations, and business building expertise to Star’s Board.

