ROBERT SHILTON
Managing Director
Kayne Partners
Robert Shilton joined Kayne as an intern in 2011 and in 2021 was promoted to managing director for Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors’ growth capital activities. He is primarily responsible for identifying and analyzing investment opportunities. He is also actively involved in deal execution, monitoring of portfolio companies and value creation through his participation as a board member or observer.
At Kayne, Shilton has played an integral role in helping recruit, train, and build out the growth capital team. He has helped grow the Kayne Partners investment strategy since its inception, including helping refine sourcing execution and understands the key challenges facing growth stage technology companies. He is heavily involved in portfolio management by helping portfolio companies navigate key hiring decisions, M&A work, pricing decisions and budgeting. He currently serves as a board director for Ideas United, GeoWealth, and Onfleet and a board observer with several other companies.
