Professionals
The Right Team
The team at Dunn Rush & Co. consists of seasoned professionals who know what they’re doing, and do it extremely well. We take great pride in the quality of our work and the character and track record of our team, demonstrated best through the testimonials of our clients. Put our reputation for delivering excellence in performance with the highest level of ethics and integrity to work for you, your family and your company. Please read our biographies to learn more about the individual team members. Call us if you want to talk further or hear more about our expertise. We will gladly provide you with client references upon request.

Kevin J. Dunn
Managing PartnerKevin Dunn founded Dunn Rush & Co. in 2009. Previously he served as Vice Chairman of the U.S. division of Canaccord Adams, Inc., an international investment banking firm. He also served as the division’s President and CEO overseeing its establishment and expansion. Prior to Canaccord Adams, Mr. Dunn was President and CEO and Head of Investment Banking at Adams Harkness & Hill, an independent, employee-owned investment banking and asset management firm. He joined Adams Harkness in 2002 from SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, where he headed the Boston office as Co-Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Prior to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Mr. Dunn spent 15 years at Tucker Anthony Incorporated as Senior Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets.
Mr. Dunn currently serves on the boards of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NE); Massachusetts High Technology Council, Inc.; and PLC Medical Systems, where he chairs the audit committee. Previously, he served on the boards of Canaccord Adams, Inc., Adams Harkness Financial Group, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Tucker Anthony Incorporated.
Mr. Dunn received his M.B.A from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business and his A.B. in Government from Harvard College. He is a Registered Securities Representative (Series 7, 63, 79, 99) and a Series 24 Registered Securities Principal.
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Gregory R. Rush
PartnerGreg Rush offers clients a unique combination of investment banking and operating management experience. Prior to Dunn Rush & Co., Mr. Rush served as Managing Director for the Capital Strategies Group of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (previously Citi Capital Strategies), the firm’s middle market investment banking platform. Prior to establishing a Boston office for Capital Strategies, Mr. Rush was the Chief Operating Officer of Community Newspaper Company, a cluster of more than 100 newspapers and specialty publications in the Boston region that was owned by his family’s business, Herald Media, Inc. Community Newspaper Company was acquired by newly-formed GateHouse Media, Inc., where he continued to serve as Chief Operating Officer of GateHouse Media New England through a period of rapid growth that included numerous acquisitions and the Company’s Initial Public Offering. While at Community Newspaper Company and GateHouse, Mr. Rush was responsible for driving revenue, controlling costs, and identifying and implementing growth strategies such as acquisitions and new product launches.
Previously, Mr. Rush spent more than eight years in investment banking with Tucker Anthony Incorporated and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, where he was responsible for the origination and execution of corporate finance assignments for both publicly traded and privately held middle-market companies. His experience includes advising on merger and acquisition transactions, public offerings, fairness opinions, and private placements of equity and debt.
Mr. Rush currently and has previously served on a number of non-profit and industry association boards. Mr. Rush received a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and is a Registered Securities Representative (Series 7, 63, 79, 99) and a Series 24 Registered Securities Principal.
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Kathleen Regan
Senior AdvisorKathy Regan has been investing in and advising healthcare companies, primarily in the medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors, for the last twenty five years. Ms. Regan is currently a Venture Partner at Radius Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm focused on leading-edge health and life sciences companies. Prior to joining Radius, Ms. Regan was the Executive Vice President of Keystone Dental, Inc., a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus LLC, focused on the dental implant and oral maxillofacial markets, where she headed up strategy and business development. Between 2003 and 2008, Ms. Regan was a consultant to Warburg Pincus LLC, a leading global private equity firm, where she was involved in investing with the medical technology team. She was active as a Board member in several portfolio companies, including NuLens, Inc., Biosyn, Inc. and Solarant, Inc. and was involved in multiple transactions, including the $4.4 billion going private of Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Previously, Ms. Regan was a Managing Director and head of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, where she directed the group and managed more than $1 billion in merger and acquisition transactions for medical device, pharmaceutical, and pharmaceutical services companies. Prior to that, Ms. Regan spent 12 years at Tucker Anthony Incorporated, where she was a Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare Group.
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Edward H. Pendergast
Managing Director
Matthew W. Pierson
Managing DirectorMr. Pierson received his B.A. in Business Administration with majors in Marketing and Management from the University of Rhode Island, and is a Registered Securities Representative (Series 62, 63, 79).
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Stephen Smith
Managing DirectorSteve Smith is President of Ampersand, Inc., a software and internet consulting firm specializing in VoIP and internet communications technology. Founded in 1992, Ampersand provides a range of services including strategy development, business case analysis, software and system implementation, and rollout to production and operations. Ampersand has built numerous large scale Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems and is the developer of Voiceglue, a leading open source IVR that works in conjunction with Asterisk. Ampersand also performs internet and web strategy work for traditional businesses seeking to leverage social networking and Web 2.0, and conducts IT audits as part of a due diligence process.
Steve served 7 years as CTO and Chief Scientist at Lavalife, a leader in the field of internet, mobile, and voice dating services. He was active during the firm’s acquisition in 2004 and participated in subsequent acquisition efforts of related firms in the social networking, mobile gaming, and interactive television areas. Steve is on the board of several non-profit and industry association groups, and is Chair of Technology for the National Association of Corporate Directors New England Chapter.
Mr. Smith graduated with Distinction from Cornell University’s College of Engineering with a B.S. in Computer Science, and is a Registered Securities Representative (Series 62, 63, 79).











