Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Skip is an accomplished alternative investment professional with 35+ years of experience across credit, private equity, venture capital, and project finance. Proven track record raising and deploying capital across agribusiness, agtech, clean tech, real estate and technology sectors. Skilled at originating opportunities, structuring complex transactions, and building productive partnerships that drive value creation. Deep expertise in fund management and hands-on operational roles with growth-stage businesses. His current work includes initiatives in impact investing, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food systems, and the circular economy, aligning financial strategies with social and environmental impact goals. Skip previously held significant roles at RuralWorks, a USDA licensed RBIC, Värde Partners, where he managed a $500 million real estate portfolio, and Cargill Ventures, where he spearheaded key acquisitions and innovative financial products. His career began in structured finance and asset-based lending at firms such as Piper Jaffray and Shawmut Bank, gaining deep expertise in project finance and asset securitization. He holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Middlebury College, where he graduated cum laude.
We offer fractional advisory services to operating businesses and fund managers. Our engagements are typically multi-year but we will consider project-based engagements when our value-add is obvious and material.
Agxes is an AI-powered credit intelligence platform for agriculture, built for financial institutions. We enable lenders to underwrite faster, reduce costs, and continuously monitor risk using real-time farm data. Our fintech layer, the Farmer Wallet, provides transaction-level visibility into how capital is deployed, improving portfolio performance while unlocking new revenue streams.
Hill Capital Corporation is an investment fund providing private businesses with Capital and Community to grow. Our target investments are $500,000 to $1m in established founder-led businesses with presence in the Great Northern Region of the US. Connect with us today at HillCapitalCorp.com.
Family office of the Burwell family.
RuralWorks Partners, a $50m Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC), was established in partnership with Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to address chronic underinvestment in early- and growth- stage rural businesses across the US. The team, operating out of Vermont, built strong partnerships with Farm Credit institutions and leading impact investors, deployed risk capital to businesses operating primarily in the sustainable agriculture, food systems and waste valorization sectors.