Mr. Eliot is a Principal of Paladin focused on sourcing, negotiating and monitoring investment opportunities for the Paladin Homeland Security Fund and Paladin Capital Partners Fund. Prior to joining Paladin, Mr. Eliot spent seven years in early stage venture capital funds. Most recently, Mr. Eliot was a Vice President at Core Capital Partners, where he led investments in software and infrastructure companies including SilverStorm Technologies (acquired by QLogic, NASDAQ: QLGC) and RulesPower Corp. (acquired by Fair, Isaac; NYSE: FIC). In addition, Mr. Eliot worked at FBR Technology Venture Partners, a $200 million early stage venture capital fund that focused on software and telecommunications companies in the mid-Atlantic region. Prior to joining FBRTVP, Mr. Eliot was a consultant at Dean & Company, where he worked in the telecommunications and utilities industries, focusing on strategy and business plan development for companies entering the deregulated local telephony and electric power markets. Mr. Eliot also worked with Dean & Company's private equity practice in conjunction with Bessemer Holdings evaluating investment targets in both the United States and Germany. Mr. Eliot received a B.A. in Physics with Honors from Harvard University.