Abbey East Bio

Abbey East joined Texas Next Capital as Chief Financial Officer in September 2022, with primary responsibilities including financial and tax reporting, treasury, transaction facilitation and investor reporting and communication. Prior to joining Texas Next, Abbey was employed for six years at Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN), a principal investing firm providing private equity and private debt capital to lower middle market companies with enterprise values ranging from $20 million to $150 million. Abbey participated in Main Street’s sourcing, structuring, due diligence and execution activities for many platform investments and add-on acquisitions, executed on several portfolio company exits, and was responsible for the oversight and management of numerous portfolio companies. Abbey received a B.B.A. in both Finance and Accounting from Baylor University and although she grew up on a cattle ranch in rural South Dakota, she has made Texas home for over a decade. Abbey currently lives in Waco with her husband and three young children.