Terry Matlack

VantEdge Partners

Terry is a founder and Managing Director of VantEdge Partners, a private investment company owned by Terry and former Bain Capital, L.P. Managing Director Paul Edgerley. Terry also co-founded Tortoise Capital Advisors, a leading provider of energy investment management services to individual and institutional investors, in 2002. Prior to founding Tortoise Capital, Terry was a Managing Director at Kansas City Equity Partners (“KCEP”), a founding sponsor of Tortoise Capital. Prior to joining KCEP, Terry was President of GreenStreet Capital, Inc. Terry previously served as the Executive Vice President and on the Board of Directors of W.K. Communications, Inc., a cable television operator, and as Chief Operating Officer of W.K. Cellular, Inc., a cellular rural service area operator. Terry currently serves on the U.S. Bank Kansas City Regional Market Board and on the Executive Council of the Kansas State University College of Business. Terry formerly served on the board of the Kansas State University Alumni Association, was the President of the Kansas City chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, and served on the Board of Trustees for the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, including a year as Chairman. Terry earned a Juris Doctorate and an MBA from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University. Terry held a CFA® charter (1985 - 2018).