Matthew Harrison is an Operating Partner of Sentinel Capital Partners. He joined Sentinel in 2006. Before joining Sentinel, Mr. Harrison spent seven years as an Operating Partner at Hampshire Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm.

From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Harrison served as an interim executive and corporate turnaround and restructuring specialist. His assignments included court-appointed trustee, corporate restructuring officer, and CEO in a variety of industries. Previously, Mr. Harrison spent two years as a Managing Director at Buccino & Associates, a national turnaround management firm.

From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Harrison served as COO and court-appointed trustee of Wedtech Corporation, a Department of Defense contractor. In this role, while overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of the company, he assisted federal and local government agencies to investigate and prosecute criminal cases against two U.S. congressmen and former management who had defrauded the company.

From 1966 to 1986, Mr. Harrison was an officer in the U.S. Army. Most recently, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel. During his 20 years in the military, Colonel Harrison served in a variety of assignments including senior intelligence officer on the Army General Staff in the Pentagon, and on the staff of the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe. He also completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, for which he was awarded the Silver Star, five Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. Mr. Harrison holds an MA in International Relations from The American University, a Certificate in Special Studies from the Harvard Business School, and a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Mr. Harrison currently serves as a director of Sentinel portfolio companies Critical Solutions International, North American Rescue, Precision Pipeline Solutions, and Trussbilt. He also served as a director of ReachOut Healthcare America prior to the sale of this business.

E-mail: Matt Harrison