OSP Value Fund IV LP Q4 2022
OSP
Jerry O'Brien
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer
Founders' Biographies
With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Jerry serves as CEO and CIO of O'Brien-Staley Partners and oversees
the firm and its managed investments. Prior to co-founding OSP in 2010, Jerry was a founding partner at CarVal
Investors where he managed global loan portfolios and had 17 years of experience across Cargill and CarVal. He served
as chairman of Cargill PAC from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Cargill in 1994, Jerry was a credit analyst at Chemical
Bank and for subsidiaries of DG Bank in New York and Comerica Bank in Michigan. He earned an MBA in analytical
finance and marketing from University of Chicago and an AB in economics from University of Michigan.
In the community, Jerry is a former board member of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations where he formerly
served as Investment Committee Chair (fiduciary on $1.2B community endowments). Jerry is also a former board
member of Greater Twin Cities United Way where he served two terms as chair of Tocqueville Steering Committee
(large donor society). Jerry has been an advisory board member of University of Minnesota Weisman Museum of Art
(sponsor annual curatorial fellowship) and a former trustee College of Visual Arts (4-year accredited college). Active
with University of Chicago Booth School of Business (sponsor MBA fellowships annually and co-chair of 25th Class
Reunion) and Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery (wife's passion) and various Catholic charities.
Warren Staley
Non-Executive Chairman
As Non-Executive Chairman of O'Brien-Staley Partners, Warren is responsible for corporate governance with
leadership roles on the firm's risk, audit and compensation committees. Prior to co-founding OSP in 2010, Warren was
Chairman and CEO of Cargill Inc. from 1999 to 2007. He participated as a board member for U.S. Bancorp, Target Corp,
PACCAR, Excel Trust Inc., and as a member of the President's Export Council and Strategic Board of Governors at the
University of St. Thomas College of Business. Warren has an MBA from Cornell University and a BS in electrical
engineering from Kansas State University.
In the community, Warren has served on the board of directors for the Minnesota Private College Council, Opportunity
International and Music Academy of the West. Previously, Warren was active with Twin Cities United Way as campaign
co-chair in 2002 and Chair of Board 2004. Warren has accepted awards for leadership, philanthropy and ethics from
Twin Cities United Way, Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership, Twin Cities Boy Scouts, Junior Achievement,
National Catholic Education Association (NCEA Seton Award) and Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
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