Robert Farina is a Co-founder and Partner of Taproot Capital. Previously he was a Managing Director in the Harris Williams Private Capital Advisory Group, focused on leading a full range of primary fund solutions including covering institutional investor accounts across the West-Coast, Mountain West and Texas Regions helping institutional limited partners with investments in private equity and alternative investments. He has nearly 20 years of experience in investment banking. Prior experience includes working in mergers and acquisitions and serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force where he was a computer security specialist for the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Mr. Farina holds a B.S. in Management from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S. in Information Security from Johns Hopkins University, and an M.B.A from Columbia Business School.  Mr. Farina is based in Park City, Utah.