Prior to joining Bacchus, Mr. Rupe was a Vice-President at Gordian, having been a member of the firm since 2002. Prior to his employment at Gordian, he was a consultant in the Finance Practice at Charles River Associates, a premiere financial and economic consulting firm, focusing on analyzing financial markets and a summer Associate in JPMorgan's Mergers and Acquisitions Group.

Mr. Rupe received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Georgetown McDonough School of Business, a Masters of Science in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Masters of Business Administration, Beta Gamma Sigma, from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Rupe's expertise is in credit analysis, valuation and capital markets. His professional and educational background have focused on finance and economics. He has contributed to several finance and accounting working papers.