I am passionate about driving enhancement in enterprise value for shareholders, employees, and other key stakeholders. I am a trusted advisor and thought partner to other business leaders who thrives on solving problems, growing and transforming businesses, and building teams and solid relationships with people of all levels and background. I possess a solid work ethic and drive for success with a thirst for continuous improvement as displayed by my MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. My background includes a combination of experience as an executive in private equity / venture capital owned businesses and turnaround management experience solving vexing problems in distressed companies.► KEY DIFFERENTIATORS:▬ Focused on driving business growth and improving operations through supportive, collaborative and leadership roles that span inside the company perspective and outside the investor perspective.▬ Engaged in the execution to drive growth, consisting of initiatives and operations that need to be accomplished once plan for revenue growth and operational change have been developed.▬ Extensive financial understanding of what makes companies tick through knowing what leads to success and what can affect risk at multiple growth stages through wide-range portfolio of experience in small entrepreneurial, growth, mid-market, and large cap.▬ Intellectually curious with rigorous analytical approach to evaluating businesses, industries, and management teams with intense focus on business management, growing topline, and fixing infrastructure. Tenacious ability to exude mature business judgment that implements financial and operational changes under aggressive time constraints and in high-pressure situations. Key Specialties: Strategic Planning ● Operational Improvements ● Business Development and Negotiations ● Capital Raising for Growth, Refinancing, and Exit ● Project Management, Leading Teams and Mentoring ● Financial Management, Strategy, and Analysis ● Corporate Development / Mergers & Acquisitions ● Cash Flow and Risk Management ● Sophisticated Financial Modeling and ValuationI welcome the opportunity to connect with other c-level executives and top-caliber professionals. You may reach me directly at: jmparu@gmail.com