Broadway

Hunter is a Tony award winning Broadway producer with a strong background in senior executive leadership at mid-cap companies. He is a frequent lecturer and guest professor on global business trends, emerging markets, alternative investments and entertainment business. His Broadway credits include Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), Kinky Boots (Tony Award and Olivier Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Head Over Heels, Once On This Island (Tony Award), M Butterfly, Disaster!, Allegiance, Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony Nomination), The Visit (Tony Nomination), It’s Only a Play, Mothers and Sons (Tony Nomination), The Bridges of Madison County, Macbeth, Godspell, and Chinglish.  London credits include: The Inheritance, The Jungle, Hadestown, Tina: The Musical, Edward Albee’s The Goat.  In addition to his producing projects, Hunter is the founder and CEO of ARTech Holdings, LLC an incubator and holding company focused on generating technologies to support the live arts community.  Hunter earned his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Business from DePaul University and his Master’s in Business Administration from TRIUM, a joint program representing NYU Stern School of Business, H.E.C. Paris and the London School of Economics.

During his 19 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, Curt deployed 13 times leading the nation’s premier assault force in global high-risk combat operations, earning two Bronze Star medals for combat valor. His ability to build high-performance teams and forge unlikely alliances revolutionized the application of elite special operations units to defeat sophisticated international threat networks. After retiring from the military, Curt parlayed his operational experience to the business world as Managing Partner at the McChrystal Group before founding Aiki Partners and the Broadway Strategic Return Fund. As founder of Aiki, he capitalizes on military, academic and business world experiences to advise numerous organizations, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to niche startups on how to catalyze an exponential culture of execution and innovation. As General Partner at the Fund, he collaborates with fellow partners to produce and invest in a robust portfolio of productions in effort to provide a meaningful avenue for others to invest in the arts community. Curt earned his Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy and his Master of Business Administration through combined programs at the London School of Economics, New York University’s Stern School of Business and H.E.C. School of Management in Paris.

Prior to joining Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Ryland spent over 3 years on the Valuation and Modeling team at Grant Thornton, leveraging financial modeling and analysis to assist clients of all sizes in understanding their true value and the value of their underlying assets and investments. Ryland has valuation experience across a variety of industries including entertainment, healthcare, tech, construction, real estate, hospitality, and consumer goods. With a lifelong passion for the performing arts, he is proud to be part of the only professionally managed fund focused on this niche industry. Ryland earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Minnesota with a Major in Finance (Curtis L. Carlson School of Management).