Experience

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  EBT Inc.

  • Marin County, California

  • CEO

    • Oct 2014 - Present
    • Marin County, California

    Work with Founder, Laurel Mellin, PhD, who developed emotional brain training (EBT), a neuroscience-based program that addresses stress-related health problems. This health care early stage company has built a cost effective technology solution to provide support to individuals for common emotion...

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  Venture Consulting Corp

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Founding Partner | Corporate Consultant

    • Jan 1980 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Established firm to provide consulting services to small businesses, venture capital and financial services companies. From 1982 to 1985, the firm was associated with First Interstate Bancorp to provide consulting and investment banking services to bank customers. In 1985, VCC became one of the...

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  Children's Hospital Los Angeles

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Board of Trustees-1988-Present | Honorary Board Chair 2006-Present | Co-Chair...

    • 1988 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees consisting of 60 members with fiduciary responsibilities for governance and fund raising. Also chaired the $500 Million “Living Proof” Capital Campaign. CHLA, an academic medical center affiliated with Keck School of Medicine – University of Southe...

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  New York Life (McMorgan) Family of Funds

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Independent Trustee

    • 1993 - 2007
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    (Actual Dates: 1993-2007)McMorgan Funds was a San Francisco-based mutual fund complex that primarily serves the small accounts of the money management firm of McMorgan and Company (total assets under management: $18 billion). The funds included Principle Preservation Fund (Money Market), Fixed ...

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  McBain Rose Partners

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Founding Partner | PRIVATE EQUITY | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

    • Jan 1984 - Dec 1998
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Founding partner of private equity investment firm specializing in the acquisition of middle market companies ($20-$100 million in sales).• Acquired 6 manufacturing firms• Invested $12 mm in equity partnerships• Returned $101 mm to investors• Total value of transactions (bought and sold): $350 m...

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  McKinsey & Company

  • Corporate Consultant

    • 1977 - 1980

    Worked with Fortune 100 clients of this international management consulting firm. Projects were designed to evaluate and implement key elements of strategic planning and operations. Clients included: Rockwell International, Union Oil, Avery Products.

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  Medtronic

  • Minneapolis/Los Angeles

  • Sales & Marketing Executive

    • 1971 - 1975
    • Minneapolis/Los Angeles

    Held positions in international marketing and sales management for this high growth medical device manufacturer. Final position - operations manager for $20 mm Western Region. Left to enroll in Stanford MBA Program.