Jeff brings more than 20 years of experience leading companies through unprecedented top-line growth.
Prior to joining Blue Ridge, Jeff was an operating executive with the private equity firm TPG where he executed some of the most notable and interesting transactions in private equity, including software and supply chain companies such as Llamasoft, Transplace, and Wind River.
In addition to TPG, Jeff led growth transformations for companies owned by private equity firms including Apax Partners, Cerberus Capital Management, and Sun Capital Partners.
In addition to his private equity experience, Jeff has led growth transformations while holding senior Operating and Partner roles with leading publicly traded companies, including Deloitte Consulting, JPMorgan Chase, and AlixPartners.
Prior to private industry, Jeff enjoyed early career success as an Intelligence Collection Officer with the United States Air Force (USAF) followed by several years as a field operator with the National Security Agency (NSA), holding a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance for eight years.
Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in business from The University of Maryland, Magna Cum Laude, and a master’s degree from America’s oldest technological research university, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
