ROBERT A. BLUM – Managing Partner
Mr. Blum co-founded Full Circle Capital in 2005 and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the firm. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Blum was COO of the Fairfield Greenwich Group, where he co-led the build out of  capabilities of FGG to a diversified hedge fund management and multistrategy platform  and helped develop a successful secured lending fund. Between 1999 and 2000, he was Executive Vice President at Internet Trading Technologies, Inc. Mr. Blum was an attorney and served various business management roles at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc./CIBC Oppenheimer, between 1989 to 1999, helping to build several asset management businesses, where he was also a member of the Management , Commitment and Due Diligence Committees. He began his career as an Associate at the law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski from 1984 to 1989. Education – B.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1981; J.D. University of Chicago, 1984.

JOHN E. STUART – Managing Partner
Mr. Stuart co-founded Full Circle Capital in 2005 and is primarily responsible for overall investment strategies and portfolio management. Prior to founding Full Circle, he was Co-Founder and President of Titan Outdoor Holdings, a full-service outdoor advertising company, between 1999 and 2002, and was a Director until its sale in 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. Stuart was a Managing Director in the Media and Telecommunications Group at Prudential Securities between 1996 to 1999. Mr. Stuart began his career at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. where he was a member of The Mergers and Acquisitions Group and Corporate Finance Department from 1988 to 1996.  Education – B.A. Brown University, 1988.

R. HUGH KINSMAN – Managing Director
Mr. Kinsman joined Full Circle in 2007 and is responsible for sourcing and underwriting transactions in the media and communications sectors. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Kinsman was a general partner with Waller Sutton, a $165 million private equity fund, where he originated, structured and monitored equity investments in the media and telecommunications sectors. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Kinsman was a Senior Associate with GE Capital’s Structured Finance Group where he was responsible for underwriting and closing over $1 billion in private debt structured finance and equity transactions for their energy and telecommunications divisions. Prior to joining GE Capital, Mr. Kinsman spent five years in corporate and commercial lending as a Senior Credit Analyst at both Fleet Bank and Summit Bank and two years in public accounting with a regional CPA firm. Education – B.S. Penn State University, 1989; MBA Cornell University, 1998. Mr. Kinsman is also a Certified Public Accountant.

LAWRENCE CHUA – VP, Lending Officer
Mr. Chua joined Full Circle Capital in 2006 and is responsible for underwriting, transaction execution, due diligence and loan monitoring. As Founder and Managing Partner of J Lawrence Group, LLC from 2004 to 2006, Mr. Chua grew the Internet-based household services provider from a business plan to a company with over 2,000 clients, and was a partner until the company was sold in 2007. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Chua held various finance and risk management roles at GE Capital and is a graduate of GE’s Financial Management Program. Mr. Chua was a Commercial Underwriter focused on retailer and airline transactions and had roles in strategic and financial planning at business units and the Office of the CEO. Education – B.S. Cornell University, 1998; M.P.S. Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2000.

RANJAN A. SUBBIAH – Analyst
Mr. Subbiah is an analyst at Full Circle and works on diligence, portfolio monitoring, transaction execution and underwriting. Mr. Subbiah was an intern with Full Circle while completing his studies at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Education: B.S., New York University, 2007.