Keith Bares

Keith is a Co-Founder of MicroOptx, and Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Convergent Capital, a Minneapolis based private equity firm formed in 1998. Through its three funds totaling $400 million, Convergent has made investments in 86 companies located across the United States and he has served on the boards of numerous public, private and non-profit organizations. Keith was also a Co-Owner and Board Chair of BreathableBaby, LLC, a baby products company, until its sale in 2014 and Co-Owner, Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Wealth Enhancement Group, a financial planning and advisory firm with 4,300 clients and $2.5 billion under management until its sale in 2007. Prior to founding Convergent, he spent 13 years working for the Wall Street firms Salomon Brothers, Inc. and Merrill Lynch and Co. Keith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.