COLE WHALEN

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Cole Started his career as a Commercial Construction Project Manager at IT Landes (HB Global’s Philadelphia Division) where he managed large HVAC and Plumbing commercial construction jobs. Cole brings a valuable operational perspective to the management team, being the only member who has operated in the field. Cole is currently attending Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, earning an Executive Master of Science in Finance degree. Additionally, Cole has Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College.

HB Capital is the private equity asset management division HB Global, a mechanical contractor that has successfully integrated 23 acquisitions since 2010. Our mission is to promote employee ownership by facilitating the sale of equity from the current owner(s) to existing management teams and other employees while consistently outperforming average private equity market returns.