Timothy A. Bridgewater
Managing Director, Utah Fund of Funds

Mr. Bridgewater manages a $300 million fund of funds program with investments in various venture capital and private equity funds. The Utah Fund of Funds is a quasi-government program aimed at providing access to capital for Utah companies from some of the nation’s leading venture and private equity managers. Mr. Bridgewater co-founded Interlink Capital Strategies in 1994 and serves as Chairman of the financial advisory firm with offices in Utah and Washington, D.C., where he has advised on over $500 million of private equity investments in the U.S. and Asia. He has been the co-founder of six other companies including energy, healthcare, biotech and software technology companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Mr. Bridgewater as a registered investment advisor at Atlas Capital Partners. He also served on the board and as a managing director of a NASDAQ publicly traded (SBIC) mezzanine fund investing in small and medium- sized middle-market companies.

Tim Bridgewater has served on the advisory boards of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Telecom Asia, as well as other business, education and community boards and organizations. He served as a senior policy advisor to Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. on education and energy policy. In 2010, he was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Utah and has served in several national and local Republican Party positions. Earlier in his career he worked in commercial and international banking at Wells Fargo and U.S. Export-Import Bank. He received a B.S. in business finance from Brigham Young University and completed graduate studies in international economics at the University of Utah. He is married to Dr. Laura Bridgewater and is the father of four children: Chelsea, Nathan and twins, Brandon and Lily.

Matthew Peterson
Vice President, Utah Fund of Funds

Mr. Peterson is responsible for all entrepreneurial outreach, including sourcing Utah-based companies and matching them with appropriate sources of capital. In addition, Mr. Peterson has personally negotiated with more than 100 private equity buyout groups and heads the Utah Fund of Funds origination effort in that area. In addition, Mr. Peterson coordinates financial reporting requirements for the program. Prior to joining Utah Fund of Funds, Mr. Peterson worked as a senior M&A Advisor with IndustryPro, a middle-market investment bank (private equity focus), where he personally led successful buyout and growth-equity transactions with aggregate values in excess of $200 million. Prior to IndustryPro, Mr. Peterson worked as a financial consultant with Tosh Financial, one of the largest and fastest-growing neighborhood finance companies in the nation. Mr. Peterson began his career in the finance department at the American Standard Companies in Campinas, Brazil. He is an active volunteer in the community and regularly works- and raises money for non-profit organizations, including Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Mr. Peterson enjoys cycling, studying languages, and being a sports fan. Mr. Peterson received a B.A. in Finance and an MBA from the University of Utah.

Ryan Davis
Chief Financial Officer, Utah Fund of Funds

Ryan Davis is the CFO at the Utah Fund of Funds where he oversees accounting and reporting functions for the funds and the management company. He is also employed as the CFO of Epic Ventures and is the V.P./Venture Capital Controller at Zions First National Bank. Ryan is also a consultant for the University Venture Fund where he initially developed the financial preparation and reporting system currently in use. Previously Ryan was CFO at an international marketing company, and controller for a travel company. He started his career with the international accounting firm KPMG. Ryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, cum laude, and a Master of Accountancy and Information Systems from Brigham Young University. Ryan is active in community and church service, and coaches little league baseball and football. He and his wife have three children.