Rusty Kruciak is a Vice President of Industrials & Manufacturing with G2 Capital Advisors supporting clients across M&A, valuation, turnaround & restructuring management, and succession planning.

Prior to joining G2, Rusty served as a Principal for 2nd Generation Capital, LLC (2ndG), an investment banking and transaction advisory firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. In his role at 2ndG, Rusty advised clients across both public and private operating companies, private equity groups, law firms, family and other trusts, and commercial banks. Prior to 2ndG Rusty was as an investment manager with Relevance Capital, LP, where he was responsible for fund formation, internal control development, debt and equity placements, and strategic consulting to portfolio investment companies operating in the advanced manufacturing, software as a service (SaaS), and healthcare industries.

Rusty began his career as senior management consultant with consulting firm DeWolff, Boberg & Associates. As such, he was responsible for developing strategies for growth, sell-off and/or turnaround consideration for public and private clients operating globally in the aerospace, nuclear energy, retail, banking, and automotive supply chain industries.

Prior to his professional career, Rusty completed eight years of uniformed service in the United States Marine Corps as a division chief and staff non-commissioned officer in the aviation field. In 1994, he was named Company Honor Man, a distinction that recognizes the top graduate from each basic training class.