Kenneth M. Socha

Kenneth M. Socha

Kenneth M. Socha is a Senior Managing Director of Perseus. He practiced corporate and securities law from 1970 to 1992 and was one of the founders of The Clarion Securities Group Incorporated, a registered broker-dealer and NASD member. Thereafter, he returned to practice law and became a partner of Dewey Ballantine in New York City. Between 1985 and 1992, Mr. Socha devoted substantially all of his time to the representation of Wesray Capital Corporation and its affiliates. Mr. Socha left Dewey Ballantine to join Rappahannock Investment Company, the predecessor of Perseus, as Executive Vice President. He is director of MGI Software, Beacon Power Corporation, and several other private companies in the Perseus portfolio. Mr. Socha is a contributing author of the first edition of THE ART OF M&A: A MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, BUYOUT GUIDE published by Dow Jones-Irwin.

Mr. Socha holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.