CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — Seabird Investment Partners, a San Diego-based, SEC-registered investment adviser specializing in value oriented fixed income and equity investments, has announced that Craig Fletcher has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 14, 2026. Fletcher will help scale Seabird’s operations and position the firm for accelerated growth.

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Fletcher brings more than twenty-five years of finance and operations leadership to Seabird. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of Mandel Communications, a global communications-training company. Earlier in his career he held Vice President of Finance roles for a venture-backed software company, and at a private equity-backed cloud and data center provider in San Diego.

His experience also spans construction, fulfillment, corporate training, and education, and he spent several years in financial services as a registered representative and as a financial consultant at Charles Schwab & Company, advising individual investors.

Craig Fletcher is a finance and operations executive with more than twenty-five years of experience leading finance, accounting, human resources, technology, and compliance functions, including venture- and private equity-backed companies. He holds an MBA from California State University, Monterey Bay, where he was honored as the top student in the program, and a B.S. in Accounting from San Jose State University. A longtime San Diego resident, Fletcher spent several years with the Triathlon Club of San Diego, and he can often be found cycling the coast to Camp Pendleton or swimming at La Jolla Shores. He has also taken part in the La Jolla Rough Water Swim.

Seabird Investment Partners is a San Diego-based investment boutique specializing in value oriented fixed income and equity investments. Founded in 2016, the firm works alongside financial professionals, families, and other entrepreneurial investors, and its strategies include Performing Credit, MuniPlus, and Value Equity. Seabird’s approach emphasizes quality, consistency, and cash flow. Seabird Financial Corporation is a registered investment adviser. For more information, visit https://seabirdfin.com/.

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