OUR TEAM
Meet the experts behind the company.
Meet the people who make it all happen. Great Lakes Capital has been investing in high quality businesses across North America and the Caribbean for the past 25 years. Our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals who work together to best serve our clients. We are eager to understand the "why" and we embrace and aggressively pursue change in today's marketplace.
Meet The Team
Robert Stejskal
Robert Stejskal Jr.
Michael Morrisroe
Robert Jr. serves as Chief Executive Officer for Great Lakes Capital. Robert Jr. graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Operations Management from the University of Northern IL and quickly started working at Great Lakes Capital in Business Development. He has now been with the Great Lakes for over10 years working hand in hand with our clients while collaborating with his father Robert Stejskal.
Robert founded Great Lakes Capital and sits on our Board of Directors. He is a serial entrepreneur who throughout his expansive career has continually brought new and innovative businesses to the marketplace. A pioneer in the ATM and processing industry Robert started Global Cash Network in his garage and grew it into a global corporation with over 60 employees generating over 11 million in sales per year. He served as President of Venture Capital Funding for over 10 years. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science from Marquette University in Wisconsin.
Michael is an attorney and business owner with over thirty years of experience. Mr. Morrisroe received a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University of Chicago. He received his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University Law School. He is admitted to the Illinois Bar, the Federal Bar of the Northern District of Illinois, the Federal Trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois, the Federal Bar of Eastern District of Michigan and the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mr. Morrisroe is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Peter Pacelli
Peter sits on our Board of Directors and brings with him over 10 years of finance, investment and operations experience. He is currently the principal at Knox Capital and he has previously worked at Wind Point Partners, a private equity fund with $3.0B AUM. Peter began his career at Bank of America in New York. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Yale University. Peter served 8 years as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Navy.
Jeffrey Keith
Jeffrey sits on our Board of Directors and brings with him over 15 years of finance experience. Jeff has founded or co-founded many successful companies in various sectors, including education, industrial services, financial services, and commercial real estate. Jeff works for both Sterling Partners Private Equity and the Education Opportunity Fund. He is the chairman of the board for Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology . He holds an M.B.A. and B.S. in economics and management from Purdue University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. (ABD) in finance from the Stuart Graduate School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Additionally, Jeff has a graduate certification in financial law from the Kent College of Law and attended Harvard’s Graduate School of Education IEM program and Yale’s Endowment Institute.
