Our team
ETL Partners brings proven leadership experience and a track record of achievement in challenging environments. Together with our trusted advisors and investors, we are committed to acquiring and operating a small business in the Mid-Atlantic or Southeast for the long term.
Myles Stroud
Co-founder
Myles grew up in Wichita, Kansas, in a working-class home grounded in Midwestern values that developed his passion for service. Playing football and wrestling taught him the value of teamwork and leadership.
Myles carried those values to Harvard University, where he earned a degree in Government and trained and served as an emergency medical technician, before being commissioned as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. In the Marines, he led teams of 60-200 and deployed to Afghanistan.
After the Marine Corps, Myles earned an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and joined McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations, spanning the full spectrum from diligence to shop-floor implementation.
He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Charlotte, North Carolina with their son, Jameson, and goldendoodle, Cooper. In his free time, Myles enjoys hunting, lawn care, and home improvement projects.
Mathieu Philie
Co-founder
Mathieu (Matt) grew up in Maryland in an entrepreneurial, sports-centric household where he quickly learned the value of hard work, leadership, and teamwork.
Matt served eight years in the US Army as an aviation officer. During his service, he led teams of 40-130 soldiers, piloted Black Hawk helicopters, and worked in operational leadership roles across the US, Asia-Pacific, and Afghanistan. Before founding ETL Partners, Matt worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, gaining private sector operations experience from diligence to implementation across a variety of industries.
Matt holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a BS in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was also the captain of the varsity golf team. He and his wife, Kelsey, reside in Northern Virginia with their two young children and chocolate lab. In his free time, Matt still enjoys playing golf, powerlifting, and traveling.