Founder & Managing Director

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Kline focuses on professional sports M&A and capital raising, real estate finance, and venture finance and investing for Park Lane. Kline has worked on transactions in Major League Soccer, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and has raised capital for and invested in over 80 early-stage sports-based businesses in the consumer, media & entertainment, and technology spaces. Kline also represents some of the most prominent real estate asset managers as a third-party capital raiser for their real estate investment funds and one-off projects.

Kline is currently a member of the Stanford Executive Circle, Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG), the NFLPA, and the NFL Retired Players Association. Kline is also very involved with several Navy SEAL and Special Forces benevolent organizations.

Prior to founding Park Lane, Kline was drafted by the NFL World Champion St. Louis Rams, for whom he played center and quick guard. After retiring from the NFL, Kline became an active investor in the San Diego and Arizona real estate markets and from 2001 to 2005 Kline’s fund returned over 600% to investors. Kline also founded The Australian Surf Academy (sold to Surf Diva in 2004) and The Athletes Agency (sold to Encore Sports & Entertainment in 2005).

Kline regularly speaks at corporations and Universities, and has been a guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, Princeton University, UCLA Anderson School of Business, San Diego State University, UC Santa Barbara, and USC Marshall School of Business, as well as appeared on Bloomberg, Fox Business, Yahoo Sports as an on-air expert

In his spare time, Kline enjoys spending time with his family, collecting art, surfing, playing guitar and singing with his blues band, OWL, meditating, and cross-training.

Kline attended San Diego State University, where he majored in Psychology, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business & Entrepreneurial Studies Business Management & Entrepreneurship Program. Kline has FINRA Series 7 and 63 registrations.

Controller & Principal

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Bianca serves as Park Lane’s Controller and is responsible for supporting the accounting and cash management activities of Park Lane and the portfolio companies. She has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance.

Bianca has a BA in mathematics from Wellesley College where she graduated with distinction. She also attended Harvard University and UCLA where she completed her accounting program.

Managing Director

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Sean joined Park Lane in 2009 and oversees Park Lane’s mergers and acquisitions practice, advising on the sell side and buy side while working primarily with clients including sports leagues, teams, and companies at the intersection of sports, media, technology, and consumer products. In addition to his leadership role in sports M&A, he is actively involved in the firm’s strategy, deal review, capital raising transactions, valuations, and due diligence, among other service offerings and responsibilities.

Sean has worked on transactions across all major American sports leagues, European soccer, minor league sports, and spanning a wide range of sports-based businesses. A frequent contributor to sports industry-leading publications, Sean also has authored SportsBusiness Journal articles and industry white papers on behalf of Park Lane.

He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics and Spanish and also studied in Spain at the University of Seville. He holds Series 62, 63, and 79 securities licenses.

Senior Analyst

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David is a Senior Analyst for Park Lane Investment Bank. His primary role is to effect securities transactions, namely in the primary and secondary markets. David works for Park Lane Secondaries Group, trading later-stage, illiquid stock in private companies. He holds both Series 7 and 63 securities licenses.

Prior to Park Lane, David served as a U.S. Navy SEAL from 2007 to 2015 and remains very active in military charities. Hartzell earned his BS in International Business at SUNY Buffalo. He currently resides in Southern California.

COO/Chief of Staff

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Raised as a fourth-generation farmer, Mr. Rogers has a unique understanding of the operational challenges and financial burdens placed on farmers. This experience has helped him manage Park Lane's unique strategy in the Energy and Agriculture space, creating opportunities for farmers across the United States. 

Mr. Rogers was a student athlete at San Diego State University where he received a full scholarship to play football for the Aztecs.  When his time in San Diego was complete, Josh returned to work with his family at Rogers Farms in Central California.

Mr. Rogers later joined California State Assembly Woman Nicole Parra's team where he assisted Parra in all areas related to Agriculture; specifically Water, Air Quality, and Farm Labor.

Mr. Rogers currently holds California and Oregon Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance licenses.  He specialized in commercial and agriculture insurance prior to joining Park Lane. 

Mr. Rogers was a licensed CA contractor for years, his favorite type of project was procuring and remodelling distressed real estate.

Mr. Rogers' favorite pastimes are traveling with his wife, golfing or fishing with his friends, spending time with his family, and learning new ways to cook on the grill.