Howard Choi joined Lake Capital in 2007. Howard focuses on deal sourcing and origination. Prior to joining Lake, he spent three years as director of business development at Cook Associates, a middle-market merger and acquisition advisory firm specializing in private equity transactions. At Cook Associates, Howard worked with private equity clients to help them execute acquisition strategies for platforms and add-ons, including preliminary due diligence and industry analyses.

Howard earned a BS in economics from The University of Wisconsin-Madison.