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Brown University - B.A., 1989 Columbia University - M.B.A., 1995 Dickson is a senior investment officer for the Ironwood Mezzanine Fund. His responsibilities include deal origination, industry research, underwriting, deal structuring, execution, and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Ironwood Capital in 2001, he was a private equity fund manager at Environmental Opportunities Fund (EOF), an affiliate of Sanders Morris Harris Group based in New York City. While at EOF, Dickson was involved in the structuring and underwriting of later-stage equity investments in the environmental services sector, including Synagro Technologies, Waste Services, Inc and IESI. Prior to EOF, Dickson was senior member of the corporate finance team at Pitney Bowes (PB) and helped spearhead various credit-related initiatives, including the successful launch of the PB credit card. Prior to PB, Dickson conducted transactional due diligence for buyout funds at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition to his graduate degree from Columbia, he has also completed numerous graduate courses at Northwestern University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Dickson currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Audit Committee at Interstate Waste Services, Inc., one of ten largest solid waste companies in the United States, and is a Board Observer at Buckingham Tool Acquisition Corporation. | 