Andy Lenk / STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Andy is a Partner and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Värde Partners. His role with MPowered is focused on strategy, governance and the relationship between MPowered and Värde. Based in Minneapolis, Andy has been with Värde since 2001 and has been a Partner since 2009.

Andy’s role at Värde includes working closely with the Co-CEO’s in the overall management of the firm. This encompasses strategic planning, corporate development and the firm’s broader business, financial and talent management activities. Andy also oversees the firm’s global Portfolio Operations team focused on value creation in Värde’s private equity investment portfolio. Prior leadership roles include overseeing the development of Värde’s Capital Markets and Asset Management functions and managing the firm’s global Finance and Operations functions. Andy began his career at Värde in the investing teams in both the U.S. and Europe.

Prior to joining Värde, Andy worked in U.S. Bancorp’s Leveraged Lending division, providing financing to private equity backed companies in connection with acquisitions and recapitalizations across a variety of industries.

Andy received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a CPA (inactive).