Rafe Hanahan
Rafe Hanahan was most recently a dental lab M&A, strategy, and sales executive at Leixir Dental Lab Group, one of the largest dental lab networks in the U.S. Prior to becoming a dental executive, Rafe was a healthcare investment banker and private equity investor for over 20 years.
Rafe began his career in 1999 as an analyst within the Healthcare investment banking team at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York City. After completing his analyst program at Bear Stearns, Rafe joined Trivest Partners (2001-2004), a middle-market buyout firm focused on acquiring family and founder-owned businesses. While at Trivest, Rafe spent considerable time acquiring and working with businesses in the healthcare services, business and industrial services, and consumer products sectors.
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Rafe earned a B.S. from the University of Oregon with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics, as well as an MBA from Emory University with an emphasis on Finance and Leadership. Rafe resides in Orinda, CA, is married and has three young daughters. In his spare time, Rafe enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding.