Mr. Nettles is the Founder and Managing Director of Generation Growth Capital, Inc., a private equity fund focused on buyouts and providing growth capital to small businesses and lower-middle market companies in the upper Midwest. He previously was Of Counsel at Quarles & Brady LLP in the Corporate Services and Government Relations groups. Nettles also served as Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.

Mr. Nettles earned a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. He served as chair of the board from 2021-2024.