Curtis is a founding partner of GP Capital, and has extensive private credit, private equity and corporate development experience. Curtis was a co-founder of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) and enjoyed a 20-year career including affiliate/predecessor entities (collectively, Main Street) where he held various senior executive roles, including as a member of the Executive Committee, Investment Committee and Credit Committee, and was a Principal of three SBIC funds. During his tenure at Main Street, Curtis and his partners grew the firm from approximately $30 million in capital to over $4 billion. Previously, Curtis held investment and portfolio company roles with Sterling City Capital and started his career with Deloitte & Touche, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Financial Assurance and Transaction Advisory roles.
Curtis has served on the board of numerous portfolio companies and HMS Income Fund, Inc., a non-listed Business Development Company (BDC). He is also Ex-Officio and former Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), the principal industry association of SBICs, BDCs and other lower middle market investment firms. Curtis holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from The University of Texas and is a licensed CPA.
Curtis serves on the Management and Investment Committee of GP Capital.