The Caldwell Partners International Inc. announced with regret that Board Chairman Elias Vamvakas has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Vamvakas joined the Board in July of 2019 to fill the vacancy left by G. Edmund King's retirement. He was also the Chairman, CEO and founder of Greybrook Capital, a private equity firm focused on real estate and healthcare.

Mr. Vamvakas was also chairman of Greenbrook-TMS NeuroHealth centers, the leading provider of TMS therapy in North America. He was also chairman of TearLab Corporation an ophthalmic device company developing and commercializing novel, lab-on-a-chip technologies that enable eye care practitioners to test for highly sensitive and specific biomarkers in tears at the point-of-care. Prior to Greybrook Capital, Mr. Vamvakas co-founded TLCVision where he served as Chairman and CEO.

Mr. Vamvakas is survived by his wife, Nancy Vamvakas; their three children, Olivia, Megan, and Michael; his father, Antonios Vamvakas; and his mother-in-law, Susan Fenwick.