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A proven, successful entrepreneur, Jeff has thrived in the food industry since 1978. His accolades include being a founding partner of Border Foods, the 30th largest franchise operation in the country, and co-founding Delaget in 1999. Back then, his QSR team didn’t have reliable, quick access to restaurant data in the home office. Being a metric focused organization, he knew there had to be a better way to get a big picture view of their operation.

So, he and his brother, Lee Engler, set out to build one of the industry’s first above-store reporting systems, which eventually evolved into the Delaget Stats reporting solution. After spinning Delaget off into an independent company, Jeff has continued to support the company as a Board Member, customer, and industry guru.

Jeff is Managing Partner at Northern Pacific Group, a private equity firm based in Wayzata, Minnesota. Prior to founding Northern Pacific Group, Jeff focused on technology, business, and financial services investments for Norwest Equity Partners, sourcing proprietary transactions and driving portfolio companies’ business development and growth, including exits. Before joining Norwest Equity Partners, Jeff was Group Head for RBC Capital Markets where he had a variety of responsibilities including leading the firm’s Global Technology Investment Banking practice.

He was a Founding Partner of Wessels, Arnold & Henderson, where he ran Technology Investment Banking. Jeff launched and helped lead WA&H Investments, DRW Investors, and DRW Venture Partners venture/private equity and mezzanine capital funds.

Jeff is active civically and in the community, currently serving as a director of The YMCA of The Greater Twin Cities, Boy Scouts of America Northern Star Council, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral. He serves on the Delaget and Outsell Boards of Directors on behalf of Northern Pacific Group.

Peter has over 15 years of experience in investment banking and private equity. Before joining Northern Pacific Group, Peter was a Principal at Stone Arch Capital. Prior to Stone Arch, he spent four years as a Senior Associate with Churchill Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Minneapolis-based Churchill Capital, Inc. During that time, he was responsible for evaluating, executing and facilitating the identification, acquisition, financing and growth of a broad range of portfolio investments.

Peter serves as a director on the Lake Country School endowment board.