Jeff Jenkins

Jeff Jenkins is a Founder and Partner of Bernhard Capital Partners.
He serves as a member of the Investment Committee, serves on the Portfolio Committee and is involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities.
Prior to founding Bernhard Capital, Jeff spent ten years working for The Shaw Group where he served many vital positions.
During his tenure at Shaw, Jeff served as Chief Operating Officer of Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, where he was responsible for operations and business development.
Prior to this role, he served as President of the Commercial, State, and Local group within the Environmental and Infrastructure division.
Before moving into his operating roles, Jeff served as Vice President of the Office of the Chairman where he led overall corporate development and placed a special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and business development efforts.
Prior to joining Shaw, Jeff was a Corporate and Securities Attorney at Vinson & Elkins LLP where his practice focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, and public securities work in a broad range of industries.
Jeff received his B.A. from Louisiana State University and his J.D.
from Louisiana State University after attending law school at the University of Texas.