Mr. Steinmetz co-founded TerraNova Capital Partners, Inc. in 1999.  He runs the firm’s Investment Banking business and is a partner in the firm’s Merchant Banking operations. 

Mr. Steinmetz has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking and venture capital having completed in excess of 50 transactions representing over $500 million in capital for both public and private growth companies.  He is a seasoned investment banker and serial entrepreneur.  In 1990, Mr. Steinmetz co-founded Spencer-Trask Securities, Inc., an investment banking firm that has provided capital raising and advisory services to companies such as Myriad Genetics, NTN Communications, FirstCom Corporation, and Ciena Corporation. 

Mr. Steinmetz, a serial entrepreneur, has been a founding partner in several emerging growth companies, including Open Range, U.S. Coal Corporation, Summa Resources, and Clean Coal, Ltd.

Previously, beginning in 1983, he served as a capital markets specialist with several notable financial institutions, including Smith Barney and Barclay Investments, predominantly in direct equity and private placements. Mr. Steinmetz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.