Lonnie Sanders - Managing Director
Lonnie Sanders is a former NFL football player, having spent 5 years with the Washington Redskins and 3 years with the St.
Louis Cardinals. Following his successful career as a Defensive Back in the NFL, Mr. Sanders became a prolific investor in
a number of business ventures both in the Washington, DC region and internationally.
Mr. Sanders launched C & S Trading
which procured, financed, and exported grain products and other commodities to numerous countries around the world.
Mr. Sanders is also a partner in the Southwest Waterfront development project which is the nation's Capital premier
development project currently underway. Mr. Sanders has held investments in construction, real estate development,
consumer good products, and international trade.
Aside from his various business interests, Mr. Sanders serves on a
number of Boards for local DC area non-profits. Being a fixture in the Washington, DC area for 50 years has enabled
Mr. Sanders to develop numerous long-standing relationships with government officials globally and, particularly, in the
Middle East.
Mr. Sanders played his collegiate football at Michigan State University where he earned a Bachelor degree and
later studied real estate and financial investments.
Eric Broyles, Esq. - Board Member
Eric Broyles serves on the Board of Directors of Global Alliance Partnerships, LLC. Mr. Broyles is the CEO of ExpertConnect, an
investment research firm that serves global institutional investors.
Mr. Broyles began his career as a corporate attorney
with a particular emphasis on international corporate telecom and technology transactions. Mr. Broyles was an Associate at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where he worked on numerous government privatizations of telecom assets, including
transactions in South Africa, Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Venzuela, Finland, and Sweden.
Mr. Broyles has acted as counsel to
foreign government agencies, investment banks, and strategic bidders in those transactions and has traveled to over 30
countries globally. Mr. Broyles also served as Senior Counsel for AOL and, then, AOL Time Warner where he worked on corporate
transactions.
Mr. Broyles served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for the
Chief Judge the Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett.
Mr. Broyles also serves on the Board of Directors for a number of Washington
area non-profits, including the Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC.
Mr. Broyles is a summa cum laude gradute of the
University of Cincinnati where he earned Bachelors of Business Administration degrees in both Marketing and Business Management.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.
