Aaron Handke began his career in private equity and financial services as a member of Goldman Sachs' $6.5 billion infrastructure private equity and banking team. As a generalist and early team member in the effort, Aaron worked across multiple industries and was a primary team member in several multibillion dollar transactions.. Following his time in New York and prior to joining Five Elms, Aaron assisted with the significant expansion of his family's banking franchise, the restructuring of MGP Ingredients (ticker = MGPI), and partnered with researchers at the MIT Center for Digital Business to develop a groundbreaking business intelligence, optimization and management system.. . Aaron graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Kansas State University where he was the State of Kansas Rhodes Scholar finalist and currently serves on the Economics Department board of advisors. He received a M.A. in Finance from Brandeis University's International Business School.
