Our Team

Abhi Mathews

CFA · CBV · ABV · AM

Partner

As a Chartered Business Valuator, Mr. Mathews has valued business interests, royalty interests, including overriding royalty interests, and partnership interests. He sat as a board member for a public serial acquirer in the sports management / crypto industry. Mr. Mathews sits on a few FINRA broker dealers/RIAs, assisting to raise capital for private entities and to co-manage discretionary portfolios. He has also assisted in raising while valuing convertible debt, venture debt/mezzanine financing, preferred shares, senior debt instruments, stock options, warrants and restricted share units. He has produced fairness opinions, which have been used for public companies trading on the NYSE, TSX, and TSX-V.

He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor's in Accounting & Financial Management (BAFM), with a minor in Economics, and attended the University of Connecticut for the Master of Science in Accounting program. He currently sits as a member of the educational working body of the CFA Institute, member of the AICPA, member of the Estate Planning Council of Canada, member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, member of the CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth, member of the CFA Society Miami, member of the San Antonio Chapter ASA, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. Abhi is a Chartered Business Valuator (2013) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (2014). He has completed the Series 7, 63, 79, and SIE with FINRA.

Mr. Mathews occasionally participates on the advisory board of private entities spanning industries from financial technology to legal services to asset management. He has been published in The Lawyers Daily, CAIA, Benzinga, Crunchbase, TalkMarkets, New Jersey News Journal, and other publications. During his spare time, Mr. Mathews is involved with local communities — he founded a children's not-for-profit in the Ontario region and served on the board of a not-for-profit focused on at-risk youth in Toronto.

Scott Wells

CFA

Managing Partner – Miami

Scott is a seasoned corporate banker, private credit investor and CFO with over two decades of experience structuring and underwriting middle‑market credit facilities, leading M&A processes and building finance organizations for investor‑backed companies.

Rudy Peña

ISA · AM · G.G.

Managing Director – Jewelry Appraisal

Rudy is a nationally recognized gemologist and appraisal expert trusted in legal, insurance, and estate matters involving luxury assets. He leads Minerva's jewelry appraisal practice out of Miami.

Rebecca Spour

Managing Director – Corporate Advisory

Rebecca brings years of M&A, valuation, and strategic advisory experience to Minerva's Miami office. She is known for working closely with growth companies, family businesses, and legal professionals.

David Ward

CPA

Executive Director – Private Equity

David leads fund valuation and private equity advisory initiatives at Minerva Valuations Miami. He has decades of experience serving investment firms, family offices, and institutional clients.