Anthony Walker is a General Partner at Next Coast Legacy, an Austin based private investment firm focused on Entrepreneurship through Acquisition. He brings deep experience across investing, research, and portfolio management, with a background that spans Goldman Sachs, leading global asset managers, and early stage entrepreneurship. Anthony also serves as a board member, educator, and mentor to emerging founders and operators.
Dustin is a seasoned operator and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses. He is best known for generating a 22x return on his acquisition of ProService, growing the company from $13 million in revenue to over $200 million and leading it to a successful $300 million plus exit. Dustin brings deep expertise in private equity, search funds, and growth strategy, and is passionate about developing strong teams and future leaders.
Tatiana Gaspar partners closely with searchers across sourcing, diligence, closing, and value creation. She brings deep experience from Goldman Sachs, where she spent six years helping scale the Private Bank and leading the development of its digital banking platform. Tatiana is an active board member and advisor and is passionate about supporting founders throughout their growth journey.
Will has nearly 20 years of experience investing in and supporting lower middle market software, tech enabled services, healthcare, and business services companies. He brings deep expertise across sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio company support, with a background that includes founding a growth equity firm and investing with leading middle market funds.
Mark is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience driving growth across sales, marketing, and business strategy. He partners with leadership teams to accelerate revenue, sharpen execution, and build long term value in fast growing companies, drawing on a career that includes successful exits, venture backed growth, and advising category defining brands.
Wei-Lin Lee partners with companies at key inflection points to help scale businesses and accelerate growth. She brings 20 years of experience across financial services, technology, and consumer businesses, including senior operating roles as CEO of Xoom and General Manager of PayPal’s Money Movement business.
Richard H. Taketa is a seasoned operator, board director, and investor with deep experience leading and scaling tech enabled services businesses. He most recently served as President and CEO of York Risk Services, where he led the company’s growth into a national market leader through innovation, acquisitions, and multiple successful exits. Rick brings a broad perspective across operations, strategy, M and A, and actively advises high growth companies.
