Steven Kiel is the founder and chief investment officer for Arquitos Capital Management. He is also the portfolio manager of Arquitos Capital, a value-oriented private investment fund. Arquitos Capital takes a long term approach with our portfolio and our investor relationships. Our time horizon is decades. We look for alignment of interests: with the leadership in companies we own and with our investment partners. We aim to limit the risk of permanent capital loss.

Steven is also the Executive Chairman of Enterprise Diversified (SYTE), an alternative asset manager. Enterprise Diversified partners with unique emerging managers through its Willow Oak Asset Management subsidiary, providing operational services to support the goals of its affiliated managers.

Prior to launching Arquitos Capital in 2012, Steven was an attorney in private practice. He was also a member of the Army Reserves, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and retired with the rank of Major. He brings an unconventional perspective to the management of the portfolio, combining traditional analysis with the mindset of an entrepreneur.

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