Founding Partner
Bob Monks is a prominent real estate developer and financier, highly regarded for his success in attracting global capital for a wide range of business ventures. Bob Monks has excelled in bringing opportunities and investors together for a myriad of successful ventures. His real estate interests include Monks O’Neil Development, Eagle Point Enterprises, The Signal Group, Dirigo Management, Northland Enterprises, Workforce Housing, The Sprague Corporation, and AM&P Partners. Bob Monks also serves as Chairman of the Board of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the leading proxy services company in the world with 420 employees. International investment partners at ISS include real estate titans Warburg Partners and Hermes.
Bob Monks was previously a principal shareholder and Director of Maine-based Atlantic Bank, N.A. and a Director of Maine Employers Mutual, Maine’s largest workers’ compensation insurance company; and is currently a Director of Navigator Publishing, a publishing company for the boating industry; and a Director and Investor in Wide Multimedia, a London based Internet financial training company. He attended Duke University and earned his BA degree from the University of Southern Maine. He also attended George Mason University’s School of Conflict Resolution.