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Operating Partner/CEO/Board Director rebooting & creating dozens of companies, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue, value & capital.▫️CEO/C-suite Advisor ▫️Speaker/Forbes Contributor/Media Host/Bestselling Author at Reboot Partners
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States 28 work roles 5 schools
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Operating Partner/CEO/Board Director rebooting & creating dozens of companies, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue, value & capital.▫️CEO/C-suite Advisor ▫️Speaker/Forbes Contributor/Media Host/Bestselling Author
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Dean Debiase previously worked as Operating Partner and CEO - Reboot Partners at Reboot Partners and Keynote Speaker, EMCEE and WSJ Best Selling Author - The Reboot Institute at Reboot Media @ Reboot Partners. Dean Debiase holds Mba Plus, Executive Education Program from The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

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Named “Growth Guru” by Inc., Dean DeBiase is an award-winning serial CEO who has helped lead dozens of public, private, and family-enterprise organizations that have reshaped industries. Guiding companies through diverse operating environments—from expansion, M&A, MBO and IPO to turnaround, roll-up spin-out, takeover and divestiture—his ventures and teams have created hundreds of products, thousands of jobs, and billions of dollars of revenue, value, and capital.A Silicon Valley and Fortune 500 leader, Dean is a trusted advisor to CEO’s and boards, helping emerging-growth companies increase their value, and scale toward IPO optionality, by tackling their most challenging issues, seizing emerging market opportunities—and developing new customers, partners, and ventures.His award-winning Dancing with Startups Program, brings Fortune 1000’s and scaleups together to accelerate growth, by leveraging his global relationships with corporations, executives, thought-leaders, and emerging organizations to develop strategies, partnerships, advisory boards, and go-to-market business development and financing programs that co-create expansion initiatives, new ventures, and M&A.As an Operating Partner and Executive Chairman, Dean has an inclusive engagement-culture leadership style that attracts, builds, and inspires multi-generational/multi-national teams to be first-to-market leaders. His Reboot teams have been recognized for rapidly scaling organizations and producing industry-shaping products, services, and brands across sectors—that transformed industries, economies, and societies.A WSJ Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Forbes Contributor, professor, and frequent media guest Dean is the Producer and Host of The Reboot Chronicles Show, a top leadership podcast that has interviewed hundreds of CEOs, celebrities, and world leaders—unpacking their untold behind-the-scenes stories to help audiences transform their organizations and themselves.He is a co-author of the best-selling book The Big Moo with Seth Godin—and as a top expert on the power of global growth partnerships and personal reboots, his next book, The Reboot, will prepare leaders for the revolutionary decade ahead.

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Reboot Partners
Reboot Partners
Operating Partner/CEO/Board Director rebooting & creating dozens of companies, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue, value & capital.▫️CEO/C-suite Advisor ▫️Speaker/Forbes Contributor/Media Host/Bestselling Author
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28 roles · 42 years

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Operating Partner And Ceo - Reboot Partners

Current

United States

Dean DeBiase is a Silicon Valley Serial CEO and Fortune 500 leader, with a track record of successfully leading over a dozen private and public corporations through expansion, turnaround, roll-up, spin-out, divestiture, takeover, reverse merger, MBO, SPAC, M&A, and IPO phases—creating hundreds of products, thousands of jobs, and billions of dollars of.

2000 - Present ~26 yrs 4 mos

Keynote Speaker, Emcee And Wsj Best Selling Author - The Reboot Institute

Current

A popular walk-the-talk speaker, Dean DeBiase’s keynotes share secrets and relatable stories about how people can transform themselves into Rebooters and empower their organization to drive growth at entrepreneurial speeds with a more innovative can-do culture. Named “Growth Guru” by Inc., Dean’s is an award-winning serial CEO of a dozen companies that has.

2004 - Present ~22 yrs 4 mos

Show Host And Executive Producer - The Reboot Chronicles Show

Current

The Reboot Chronicles Podcast - hosted by Dean DeBiase, is a popular business show with peer-to-peer conversations with world leaders, celebrities, authors, entrepreneurs and CEO's. Show available wherever you get your podcasts, or here>> https://rebootchronicles.com/About Reboot: Available wherever you listen to or watch podcasts, people tune in globally.

2014 - Present ~12 yrs 4 mos

Contributor

Current

New York, New York, United States

“Some Forbes Contributors and Podcasters rise above others in their reach and their host’s stature. The Reboot Chronicles is one of those…take a listen. Honored to be a guest in the company of some amazing interviews.”Scott Miller, Thought Leadership EVP at FranklinCovey and On Leadership Podcast Host

2020 - Present ~6 yrs 4 mos

Chairman

Current

Greater Chicago Area

2016 - Present ~10 yrs 4 mos

Chaiman

Current

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Jan 2018 - Present

Accelerator Advisor

Current

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advisor scaling ventures into GTM spinout opportunities. The United States Government's National Science Foundations (NSF) funds billions of dollars of tech. research and development, annually through public-private partnerships. The Convergence Accelerator is a new platform, investing hundreds of millions of dollars, to accelerate use-inspired.

2019 - Present ~7 yrs 4 mos

Board Member - Co-Founder

Current

Chicago, Illinois

📊As a Co-founding Board Member, Corporate Co-creation Accelerator Leader and Startup Advisor/Entrepreneurial Mentor, helping to create the next-generation of high-growth Inc 500 companies.Co-Producer and Host of the "Dancing with Startups"​ Accelerator Programs, helps large corporations upgrade their talent as-well-as their growth and innovation results by.

2002 - Present ~24 yrs 4 mos

Faculty Member And Corporate Accelerator Program Leader

Current

Greater Chicago Area

Faculty Member, Creator/Leader of Corporate Accelerator Program Host Reboot Chronicles Podcast, a no-holds-barred forum that has been bringing together CEO’s, entrepreneurs, authors and global leaders, for over a decade, to discuss how organizations are rebooting Growth, Innovation, Talent, Culture and Governance in unprecedented times.

2012 - Present ~14 yrs 4 mos

Board Member

Vail Colorado

Advisory Board member at Manna, an asset management firm committed to providing consumers with a more transparent food supply chain... from production to plate.At Manna Tree Partners, we invest in an organization's ability to provide sustainable and traceable ingredients in the marketplace. With the right capital structure, our investments can scale while.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2024

Successful M&A Exit. Executive Chairman

United States

Successful M&A exit. A leading open-source software and equipment provider of large-format, professional-grade, additive-manufacturing and 3D printing platforms that enable governments and commercial organizations to create full size prototypes and final production products.💬"Dean help us drive ideas into reality. He makes it look easy, if it only was as.

2014 - 2020 ~6 yrs

Successful M&A'S And Exit To Salesforce. Executive Chairman Äkta

San Francisco Bay Area

📈Successful M&A exit. Scaled ÄKTA into one of the fastest growing, award-winning digital experience/engagement firms, through organic and M&A growth of enterprise-grade solutions, industry partnerships, thought leadership platforms and C-Level/Board relationships with Fortune 500 corporations. After becoming an Inc. 500 leader, led the aquisition of ÄKTA.

2013 - 2018 ~5 yrs

Successful M&A Exit. Chairman & Co-Founder

Innovation Excellence

Washington DC

💻 THOUGHT LEADERSHIPCo-founder & Contributing Editor, one of largest communities of global innovation professionals through powerful content, educational tools, training and certification programs, taking the art/science of innovation and invention to the next level.The Reboot Chronicles Podcast Host: https://www.revieve.com/rebootchronicles🎓 EDUCATIONAt.

2007 - 2017 ~10 yrs

Successful M&A And Exits. Board Member

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Advisory board member developing growth, M&A and exit strategies for Amway Ventures. 💬 "Dean is an in-demand board member and go-to advisor that I was fortunate to have on my board as I lead the Fulton Innovation Group for Amway. I find his collaborative management style and candid input extremely helpful, going above and beyond any typical board role..

2011 - 2015 ~4 yrs

Successful Mbo Exit. Chairman & Ceo

Greater Detroit Area

💬 "I have been part of Dean's senior leadership teams, at various companies we were transforming through expansion, M&A, and IPO growth stages. He hired me early in my career, and I was fortunate to be mentored by him during my management ascension at FedEx. Dean is the type of leader that helps to create new leaders, which is why I continued to work with.

2011 - 2013 ~2 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Board Member, Akoo Tv

Akoo Acquired By RMG Networks

💬 “Dean is a CEO's CEO, and I've been fortunate to work with and be mentored by him for many years. It is extremely valuable to have a trusted growth and governance expert on your board, who knows the operational side of leadership and the reality of executing on todays competitve challenges. He's been a strategic, resourceful board member who helped us.

2010 - 2013 ~3 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Board Member, Donlen

Donlen Expanded Into Market Leader And Acquired By Hertz

💬 "Dean is an extremely helpful and supportive board member and I really enjoyed having him involved and relied on his counsel at Donlen. He brings energy, passion, wisdom and a refreshing focus on strategic growth to his board roles. He was a great advisor to me when evaluating and developing our business expansion plans and he went above and beyond his.

2004 - 2012 ~8 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Ceo, Kantar And Tns Media

Wpp

Acquisition, Consolidation And Digital roll-up Acquired By WPP.

💬 “I recruited Dean to the be the chief executive of TNS Media, at a critical time when we needed a growth oriented CEO, who could orchestrate acquisitions and roll-ups, while strategically turning around and repositioning our core businesses. We conducted a global search for a leader who could take us to the next level and transform our organization.

2008 - 2010 ~2 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Chairman & Ceo Fathom Online

Search Marketing Group Expanded Into Analytics & Acquired By GI.

2005 - 2008 ~3 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Board Member

Advisory board member/advisor to IM company that pioneered text-alert platforms for top brands like United Airlines. Centerpost acquired by West Corporation.

2002 - 2005 ~3 yrs

Successful M&A, Ipo And Exit. Board Member

Excelligence taken public through a reverse merger process and sold to Thoma Bravo, while being grown from $50 mil. to $200 mil., then acquired by Sterling Investment Partners.💬 "Dean is a commercial-grade board member and advisor who brought insightful perspectives, on the upcoming challenges we would be facing, during the various growth phases we went.

1998 - 2005 ~7 yrs

Successful M&A'S, Ipo And Exit. Chairman, President & Ceo Autoweb

Autoweb taken public, scaled organically and through acquisition (over 10X revenue growth rate), and later successfully merged with Autobytel.💬 “Dean is a high impact CEO who knows both the what and the how of taking companies to the next level of growth and market leadership. He carefully prepared Autoweb for an IPO by expanding our revenue and sales.

1998 - 2001 ~3 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Chairman & Ceo

Imagination Network was the largest independent online games company and a social networking pioneer. It was expanded into one of the leading Internet game/social networking media sites, spun-out of AT&T to be acquired by AOL to form WorldPlay Entertainment/AOL Games and continued the market/brand expansion.💬 “Dean worked for me for a number of years when.

1995 - 1998 ~3 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Chairman And Ceo

💬 “I hired Dean to be the Chief Executive of ImagiNation Network (INN), the largest online games company and social networking pioneer. We had a positive experience with him previously at ANTEC, where he partnered with AT&T to invent fiber optic Cable TV systems and bring us into that market, and his team had just invented cable modems at LG/Zenith.

1995 - 1998 ~3 yrs

Successful Turnaround. Ceo Network Systems Group

Zenith acquired by LG and the Cable TV group was turned-around (doubling revenues), and through the invention and market launch of cable modems, was credited for helping to create the broadband services sector.

1993 - 1995 ~2 yrs

Successful M&A'S, Ipo And Exit. Ceo Of Oni, Antec International, And Wirexpress

Antec was spun-out from Anixter, built into a leading tech brand, while incubating several new startups which enabled the new holding company to be taken public and acguired by Arris.💬 " Dean is a remarkable chief executive, board member and collaborative business partner who knows how to build what's next--whether the industry he is disrupting knows it or.

1987 - 1993 ~6 yrs

Successful M&A And Exit. Board Member

Keller Graduate School

Keller Graduate School acquired DeVry Inc.

1984 - 1988 ~4 yrs

Managing Director

"Dean was one of our youngest Managing Directors at FedEx and he made a significant impact on the growth of our businesses. One of the early recruits to build our Zap Mail business unit, he was a key member of my executive team who rapidly built one of the largest startups in American. In addition to his strong sales, marketing and customer services.

1984 - 1987 ~3 yrs
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Dean Debiase education

Technology Fellow (Nd)

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Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Practitioner Based Program With Real-World Development And Entreprenurial Focus.

Keller Graduate School Of Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Foreign Studies & Business Emersion Program At European Universities And Multinational Corporations

Honorary Degree

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Dean Debiase works for Reboot Partners.

What is Dean Debiase's role at Reboot Partners?

Dean Debiase is listed as Operating Partner/CEO/Board Director rebooting & creating dozens of companies, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue, value & capital.▫️CEO/C-suite Advisor ▫️Speaker/Forbes Contributor/Media Host/Bestselling Author at Reboot Partners.

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Dean Debiase is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States while working with Reboot Partners.

What companies has Dean Debiase worked for?

Dean Debiase has worked for Reboot Partners, Reboot Media @ Reboot Partners, Forbes, Pbc Linear, and Revieve.

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Dean Debiase holds Mba Plus, Executive Education Program from The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

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