Dave A. Meier

Mr. Dave A.
Meier is a Managing Director-Private Finance at Gladstone Management Corp.
Prior to joining Gladstone in March 2007, Mr. Meier was a Vice President in Wells Fargo Foothill's Specialty Finance division.
At Wells Fargo Foothill, Mr. Meier was responsible for originating and underwriting senior loans in the media and telecommunications sector.
Mr. Meier joined Wells Fargo Foothill in 2004, at which time Wells Fargo Foothill purchased a portion of Westburg Media Capital's loan portfolio and hired most of the Westburg staff to target senior media loans of less than $10 million.
From 1994-2000, Mr. Meier served as Vice President-Business Development Officer, in the Communications Finance Division at FINOVA Capital Corporation, where his primary responsibility was the origination of media loans of up to $250 million.
From 1990-1994, he served as a Vice President in the Corporate Finance Group and the Media Business Division at Heller Financial Inc. In the Media Business Division, he had primary management responsibility for a diversified portfolio of senior loans.
In addition, he was the Radio Team leader, which was responsible for managing Heller's radio loan portfolio.
Mr. Meier began his banking and lending career at Continental National Bank in 1986.
He served in a variety of roles including middle market corporate lending and loan workouts.
Mr. Meier holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois, a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Western Illinois University, and attended Washington University in St. Louis.