“In today’s marketplace, entrepreneurs are paying more attention to their financing sources – it goes beyond getting money fast, at the best price. Managers are concerned about integrity. They want to get to know the people they are working with, and that’s good for us. We really shine when times get tough. We do the right thing.”
Rob is a founding Partner of Chicago Growth Partners. Prior to founding CGP, Rob was a Managing Director at William Blair Capital Partners and, currently, is a Managing Director and member of the Board of Managers of WBCP VII. Rob spent three years as a General Partner with ClearLight Partners, a private equity firm based in Newport Beach, California. Prior to ClearLight Partners, Rob was a Principal at William E. Simons & Sons, a Los Angeles based private equity firm. Rob worked in investment banking in New York and Los Angeles with Merrill Lynch & Company prior to joining Simon. Early in his career, Rob served for nine years as an officer in the United States Army. Select current and past directorships include: ABC Window Company, Aimnet Solutions, Airpax Corporation, Benetech, Contempo Ceramic Tile Corporation, eInstruction Corp, Footprint Retail Services, FutureLogic Group, Inc., HouseValues, Paramount Services, Inc., Quality Tools for Learning, Royall & Co., SF Interactive and U.S. Education Corporation. Rob graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds a MBA from Harvard Business School.
 

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