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Roles available for:
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Consulting
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Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
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Country experience:
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Brazil
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Canada
Northern America -
France
Western Europe -
Italy
Southern Europe -
Australia
Australia and New Zealand -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Northern Europe -
United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English,
EnglishLevel: Native
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French,
FrenchLevel: Basic
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German,
GermanLevel: Basic
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Italian,
ItalianLevel: Basic
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Japanese
JapaneseLevel: Basic
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English,
Achievements
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Expertise
Strategy, M&A, Fundraising, Networking, Leadership -
Services
I help companies in a few ways: 1) Serving on boards 2) Establish plans to maximize enterprise value through improved sales, improved margins, and improved multiples 3) M&A and fundraising
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Employees
overseen
400 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 85,000,000
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Eric Vest
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Roles available for:
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Fractional
-
Consulting
-
Contract
-
Interim
-
Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
-
Country experience:
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Brazil
South America -
Canada
Northern America -
France
Western Europe -
Italy
Southern Europe -
Australia
Australia and New Zealand -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Northern Europe -
United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English,
EnglishLevel: Native
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French,
FrenchLevel: Basic
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German,
GermanLevel: Basic
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Italian,
ItalianLevel: Basic
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Japanese
JapaneseLevel: Basic
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English,
Achievements
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
Strengths in this role: Leadership, communications, fundraising, M&A, coaching management style, increasing enterprise value
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Years of experience: 26 years
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Years of experience: 5 years
Industry Group: Government
Industry: Defense & Space
Years of experience: 9 years
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Biotechnology
Years of experience: 26 years
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Internet
Years of experience: 10 years
Industry Group: Organization
Industry: Fund-Raising
Years of experience: 12 years
Company name: LabWare, Inc.
Company size: 500 employees
Role in this company: President of Global Services Division
Company name: Blue Lab Consulting
Company size: 6 employees
Role in this company: Founder and CEO
Company name: InnaPhase Corporation
Company size: 50 employees
Role in this company: Co-Founder and VP of Corporate Development
Company name: Bakround
Company size: 8 employees
Role in this company: Founder and CEO
Strengths in this role: Collaboration, leadership, risk management, strategy
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Years of experience: 12 years
Company name: LabWare, Inc.
Company size: 500 employees
Role in this company: LabWare is the global market leader in the LIMS and ELN industry. I ran the global services division, providing professional services to our extensive customer base. I also served on the board.
Company name: YPO
Company size: 34,000 employees
Role in this company: Young Presidents Organization (YPO) is the world’s largest leadership community of chief executives — over 34,000 extraordinary global members, coming together to become better leaders and better people. I oversee the cohort of entrepreneurs in YPO. This role, serving 10k CEO entrepreneurs, places me on the international board where I currently serve.
Company name: Bakround
Company size: 8 employees
Role in this company: Bakround was an early AI company that created a FICO credit score-like metric to represent market-worthiness for a specific type of job. I was the founder and CEO. Although Bakround had a fully functioning neural network and a product that worked, the market was not yet ready for AI in 2017. Initially focused on the Healthcare market, the board voted to close the company right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Company name: Bonar Institute of Purposeful Leadership
Company size: 4 employees
Role in this company: The Bonar Institute is an advisory firm established in Ottawa, Ontario that provides purposeful leadership advisements, courses, and curriculum-based training to enable high growth companies to optimize their executive talent through purposeful leadership. I serve on the Advisory Board.
Company name: American Society for AI
Company size: 4 employees
Role in this company: American Society for AI (ASFAI) is a private club of the most prominent experts, leaders, & pioneers in the realm of Artificial Intelligence of varying backgrounds and industries. I am a member of the Board of Directors.
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Board membership
Company: LabWare, Inc.
Position: President and Board Member
From: 12/01/2009
To: 07/01/2021
Company: Young Presidents Organization
Position: Member Engagement Officer, Northeast Region United States
From: 07/01/2021
To: Present
Company: Young Presidents Organization
Position: Chair, Philadelphia Chapter
From: 07/01/2017
To: 06/30/2021
Company: Young Presidents Organization
Position: Chair, Entrepreneurship Network
From: 07/01/2017
To: Present
Company: Young Presidents Organization
Position: International Board Committee Member
From: 07/01/2021
To: Present
Company: Bonar Institute of Purposeful Leadership
Position: Board Member
From: 06/29/2023
To: Present
Company: American Society for AI
Position: Board Member
From: 07/01/2023
To: Present
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Degrees & accreditations
BA Medieval Literature, University of Pennsylvania
Certified Director, National Association of Corporate Directors
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Membership & affiliations
Young Presidents Organization
National Association of Corporate Directors
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Success story
I sold my third company to LabWare to serve as the cornerstone of their global services business. I took over a $19 million P&L and grew it at a 16% CAGR over ten years, ultimately leaving it at $85 million to pursue opportunities as an advisor and investor in private equity.
