eCIO was founded to help foundations, endowments, and nonprofits gain access to institutional-quality investment guidance paired with personalized support.
Our team brings decades of investment experience serving nonprofit organizations, and several members of our leadership team have worked alongside one another for more than 10 years. That long-standing collaboration helps us provide a consistent and thoughtful approach focused on supporting each organization’s mission and long-term financial sustainability.

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Byron L. Frenz is the founder of CW Technologies LLC which works with angel investors and venture capital firms to support business development of early stage companies. He is a partner in Wisconsin Investment Partners, an angel investment group. As a CPA and entrepreneur Byron provided tax and financial advisory services for companies active in medical services, import/export, and real estate development. He is a board member of several firms and the author of Strategic Risk Management for International Business Development. Byron received a BBA in Business Administration, a MS in Accounting and a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Alexander Goldstein is an Entrepreneur and Investor based in Chicago. Alexander is a founder and Chairman of Eligo Energy, LLC, an alternative energy retailer based in Chicago, where he served as CEO of Eligo since its founding in 2012 through mid-2017. Before starting Eligo Energy, Alexander co-founded a Pangea Properties and CashNetUSA, now Enova International. Enova today offers financial services in over 30 US states and 4 countries, employing over 500 people.
Alexander in an angel investor and advisor to over 30 startup businesses, focusing on technology, and application of technology to finance, energy, and health.
Alexander Goldstein holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is married and father to two young daughters.

Dave Quade is an entrepreneur and business manager. He served as president of Monroe Truck Equipment where he and two partners purchased a manufacturer and value-added distributor and grew it to a regional concern with $250 million in sales before selling to private equity.
His prior experience is as a CPA in public practice.
Dave holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He and his wife, Marian, live in the Madison area and have four adult children.

Jay is currently a partner at Zermatt Investors, LLC, a private partnership that invests in early stage companies. He retired in September, 2018 from Madison Investment Advisors where he was the Chief Investment Officer. Madison manages over $17 billion in assets for both institutional and individual accounts. While at Madison, Jay also was a member of the Board of Directors and served on the both the Investment Strategy Committee and the Asset Allocation Committee. Jay holds a BBA and MBA degree from the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the Applied Security Analysis Program. Jay serves or has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, including: