As a seasoned growth equity investor, strategic advisor and board director, Randy utilizes his nearly 35 years of strategic, executive and governance experience to facilitate the realization of successful business outcomes. He has developed a passion for the intersection where culture and strategy meet to enhance execution. With a unique skillset in making the complex simple, finding order in chaos and inspiring teams to achieve the seemingly unachievable, he has been part of some remarkable high growth and turnaround situations. Randy has been involved in over $1 billion in financings for early stage, buy-out and restructuring transactions across a variety of industries and situations. In addition to his investment activity, he has committed his time to community organizations focused on inner-city education and economic development and is serving as a board member and/or strategic advisor to high-growth companies in technology, consumer products, and healthcare. Throughout his career, Randy has served as a board member or an advisor to a number of private companies including roles as Chairman of Fuzion Sports in Cleveland, OH; Strategic Advisor to Hileman Enterprises in Cleveland, OH; Strategic Advisor to Urgent Care Travel in Miami, FL; Executive Chairman of Phylogy, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA; Chairman of Geotrac Holdings in Norwalk, OH; director of LVH Holdings in New York, NY; and director of Wireless Environment, in Cleveland, OH.A past Pillar Award recipient for Community Service for his work with inner-city education, Randy is active in the community and has served as President of the Association for Corporate Growth; Chairman at City Year Cleveland; a Trustee of LifeAct; a member of the Funders Committee for the Fund For Our Economic Future; and a director and officer of Cleveland Social Venture Partners. Randy serves on the board of the Cleveland Gold chapter of YPO, where he served as Chair, and is a member of the Private Directors Association and the 50 Club of Cleveland. Randy received his BA in economics from the University of Vermont and his MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Listed skills include Venture Capital, Mergers And Acquisitions, Private Equity, Business Development, and 22 others.