Andy Hays is the Co-founder and President of Copper Run, an investment banking firm focused on helping their clients manage acquisitions, company sales, and “Taking some chips off the table.” Prior to co-founding Copper Run, Andy worked for, and helped found, Cantor Fitzgerald’s investment banking group on Wall Street, after 9/11. Cantor’s investment banking group focused on capital market activities in the REIT and Oil & Gas Sectors, as well as administering up to $150 million of proprietary investments. Andy is also a founding member and President of the Association for Corporate Growth – Columbus Chapter. He is also a Board member of The Entrepreneurship Institute and a member of the Aileron Center for Entrepreneurship and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses.