J. Christopher Mizer

President and Managing Member

J. Christopher Mizer, a 25-year veteran of the alternative investment industry, founded Vivaris Capital, LLC in June of 1998 and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Vivaris (formerly Lake Erie Capital) invests in and acquires middle-market businesses in healthcare, life sciences, and technology that are leaders in their market niches. Mr. Mizer serves as the chairman of each of the portfolio companies and guides key strategic decisions and their execution. He also serves as the operating president on an interim basis when companies are going through periods of ownership succession and new management team members are being assembled.

He is a former Vice President and Officer of the investment banking division of Key Capital Markets where he focused on merger, acquisition, and financing projects for Fortune 500 clients, private companies, and successful entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Key Corp., he was a certified public accountant in the audit practice with Ernst & Young. He began his career as a Research Assistant with The Center for Economic Issues, a think-tank focused on economic development. He earned the B.S. (biology, applied math), B.A. (economics), M.S. (biology - neurogenetics), and MBA (finance, accounting) degrees from Case Western Reserve University.

Additionally, he has taught business strategy, finance and entrepreneurship at the graduate level at Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, and the University of California, San Diego and undergraduates at San Diego State University. He has been a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), and Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn.

SteveN C. Scholl

Chief of Staff

Steve Scholl, a 25-year veteran of the alternative investment industry, is Chief of Staff at Vivaris Capital, LLC, founded in June of 1998 to invest in and acquire middle-market businesses in healthcare, life sciences, and technology that are leaders in their market niches. His areas of expertise include executive leadership, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, raising capital, launching, acquiring, and growing businesses.

Mr. Scholl is supported by an eight-member team that includes leading physicians, environmental and climate technology experts, alternative investment professionals, and global finance and business specialists.  The team is primarily focused on building businesses in climate tech and life sciences, where the principals anticipate adoption of new technologies will drive growth and create value.

You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn.

Charlotte Luer

Director of Investor Relations

Charlotte Luer is Chief Executive Officer of LJH Financial Marketing Strategies based in Naples, Florida and New York. She has 25+ years of experience in financial marketing, branding strategy, financial public relations and consulting.

Her expertise includes educational and thought leadership roles and expansive, on-going marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, multi- billion-dollar hedge funds, private equity funds, trust companies, asset management firms, banks and family offices. Her consulting work on behalf of single- and multi-family offices and other high profile financial industry clients has led to significant revenue growth and earned her a high level of respect in the financial services industry.

Previously, Ms. Luer was Senior Vice President of Public Communications Inc., one of the largest independent public relations agencies in the United States. She earned a B.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in Communications, both with Honors, at the University of Florida. In addition to her communications studies, she concentrated in statistics and Latin American Affairs. She was named Graduate Research Student of the Year, and later worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami and the University of South Florida where she taught college courses in journalism and public relations.

Charlotte is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, the New York Junior League, The League Club of Naples and Greater Naples Leadership.