Brian Starr, Ph.D. // Administrative Manager

Brian Starr has taught Economics and Finance courses at Lubbock Christian University since 2004. In addition, he served as the University’s Executive Vice President from 2008-2020. During that time, he enjoyed working with all areas of the university and helping invest the University’s growing endowment portfolio. He holds the Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, the Master of Arts in Religion from Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas Tech University. Brian had the pleasure of serving clients ranging from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 companies and leading a team of 50 professionals who helped 35,00 workers invest $700 million for their retirement years.

Brian serves as an elder at the Monterey Church of Christ in Lubbock, He has been married to Kristi since 1992 and they have three wonderful children, Joshua, Caleb, and Rachel.

Marco Aceto // Financial Operations Manager

Marco Aceto is a financial operations manager with Alpha Capital Strategies. He is responsible for identifying financial opportunities, managing portfolios, and managing risk. In 2020, he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in Finance from Texas Tech University. At 19, he wrote a number of papers on the changing dynamics in security selection, gold mining from a producer perspective, oil production from a public company perspective, and the lifelong effects of regular Omega 3 usage. He has also researched applied usage of convexity hedging to mitigate tail risk and market sentiment as determinants of market movement.
He is currently participating in the CFA program.

Harrison Roark // Operations Manager

Harrison Roark oversees Operations for Alpha Capital Strategies. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations and compliance, as well as managing the strategic execution of Alpha Capital client’s plans. Harrison is a native of Lubbock, TX with close to ten years of experience in finance and banking. He recently joined Alpha Capital after five successful years in consumer, business, and digital banking leadership at one of the Big Four US banks. Harrison earned several Leadership Excellence awards and consistently led his teams to be top-performing in the company. He was also instrumental in the rollout of virtual services, being a designated subject matter expert and leading the training and development for virtual channels for the bank across multiple sites in South Dakota and Texas.

Caroline Burkett // Relationship Development Manager

Caroline Burkett oversees relationship development and client relations for Alpha Capital Strategies. Caroline graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Communications. During her senior year, she was a published author in The Agriculturist and interned at the National Ranching Heritage Center as a student-assistant marketing intern. Caroline worked closely with Texas Tech University System donors, planning events, analyzing social media data, creating social media content, photography, videography, and developing donor relationships. Caroline has extensive experience working with nonprofits around Texas, including but not limited to mental health services, animal shelters, and museums.

Jennifer Snyder // Comptroller

Jennifer Snyder oversees the internal accounting for Alpha Capital Strategies and ensures that all internal accounts are reconciled and balanced. She has previous experience working as Lead Analyst for Student Business Services with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and as Chief Financial Officer of National Transit Media, LLC. Her knowledge and capabilities at ACS have expanded from Brandon License Service Assistant to overseeing Alpha Capital’s internal finances.