Mr. Crank is a Managing Director on the Investment Team, bringing significant principal investing experience and deep telecommunications industry relationships.

Prior to Grain, Mr. Crank was Head of TMT Investment Banking at Stephens Inc., advising on M&A and Capital Markets transactions. Mr. Crank has worked in strategic planning at Alltel and served as an Armored Cavalry Officer in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Crank holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, graduate degrees in Economic Policy and Engineering from Harvard University and Northwestern University, respectively, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point.