Reidar Brekke

Reidar Brekke is a Partner at Brightstar and a Member of the Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Brightstar, Reidar was President of Intermodal Holdings LP, a provider of containers and portable storage solutions for both on land and maritime usage. Prior to Intermodal, he held several senior roles including manager of Poten Capital Services, a strategic and financial advisory specializing in the logistics and maritime sectors. Previously, Reidar served as CFO, then President and COO of SynchroNet Marine, a logistics service provider to the global container transportation industry, and held numerous senior positions with AMA Capital Partners LLC, a merchant bank.

Reidar served as an Advisor for the Norwegian Trade Commission in New York & Oslo, Norway, and as a financial advisor in Norway. He has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs – Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy. He served as an independent Director for Scorpio Tankers (STNG), including being the Chair of the Compensation and Audit Committee. He served in the Royal Norwegian Corps of Engineers. Reidar represented Norway in the Eisenhower Trophy, a biennial world amateur team golf championship led by the International Golf Federation.

Reidar graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute and obtained an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno.