Mr. Hays has over 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, corporate finance, private placements, corporate development, strategic planning and commercial banking. Over the past 17 years he has started two investment banking units within major financial institutions and has co-founded two independently owned middle market investment banking firms. Most recently Mr. Hays co-founded Strategic Advisors, Inc., a middle market investment banking firm which provides M&A and Corporate Finance advisory services to businesses with enterprise values ranging from $10 to $350 million. Mr. Hays is Certified in Mergers & Acquisitions by the AMAA and holds a B.A. in Economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business.