100 growth investments over 25 years.
The Principals of CGP have a long history of working and playing together. We share a passion for helping entrepreneurs, winning the right way and having fun while doing it.
David Chandler, Managing Partner
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Focus: |
Education and Tech-Enabled Services |
| Experience: |
William Blair Capital Partners, Managing Director; William Blair & Company, Principal; Morgan Stanley, Associate |
| Board Seats: |
Footprint Retail Services; Jonathan Engineered Solutions; Paramount Services; SchoolMessenger; Specialized Education Services; World 50 |
| Investments: |
American Civil Constructors; DJ Pharma; eInstruction; Encore Paper Company; International Jensen; Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals; PharmaResearch; PRIMIS Marketing Group; Royall & Company; Technetics; TimePlus Payroll; The Plastics Group; U.S. Education Corporation |
| Education: |
BA, Princeton University; MBA, Tuck School at Dartmouth College |
| Contact: |
312.698.6323 — dchandler@cgp.com |
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Robert Healy, Managing Partner
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Focus: |
Education and Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
William Blair Capital Partners, Managing Director; ClearLight Partners, General Partner; William E. Simon & Sons, Principal; Merrill Lynch & Company, Associate; United States Army, Officer |
| Board Seats: |
Advanced Pain Management; Anajet; Benetech; Contempo Ceramic Tile; FineLine Technologies; Footprint; Paramount Services; Royall & Company; Specialized Education Services; Teaching Strategies |
| Investments: |
Aimnet Solutions; Airpax; eInstruction; Excelligence; FutureLogic Group; HouseValues; Royall & Company; U.S. Education Corporation |
| Education: |
BA, United States Military Academy at West Point; MBA Harvard Business School |
| Contact: |
312.698.6333 — rhealy@cgp.com |
Arda Minocherhomjee, Managing Partner
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Focus: |
Healthcare |
| Experience: |
William Blair Capital Partners, Managing Director; William Blair & Company, Principal (Head of Healthcare Research) |
| Board Seats: |
Advanced Pain Management; EndoGastric Solutions; Lanx; Zogenix |
| Investments: |
DJ Pharma; Genoptix; Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals; NuVasive; PharmaResearch Corporation, Proteome; TargeGen |
| Education: |
MS, Pharmacology University of Toronto; Ph.D, MBA University of British Columbia; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pharmacology University of Washington Medical School |
| Contact: |
312.698.6311 — arda@cgp.com |
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Ron Davies, Partner
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Focus: |
Education and Tech-Enabled Services |
| Experience: |
eInstruction, President; Fort Dearborn Partners, Partner |
| Board Seats: |
Specialized Education Services; SchoolMessenger; Teaching Strategies; Paramount Services; Contempo Ceramic Tile |
| Investments: |
Royall & Company |
| Education: |
BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MM, JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management |
| Contact: |
312.698.6341 — rdavies@cgp.com |
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Devin Mathews, Partner
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services |
| Experience: |
Baird Venture Partners, Managing Partner; Great Hill Partners, Principal; William Blair Capital Partners, Associate |
| Board Seats: |
FineLine Technologies; World 50 |
| Investments: |
Arroweye Solutions; Cara Corporation; Dolex/RQI; Encover; Harmonic Systems; MatrixOne; Payroll Associates; True Advantage; Vigo Remittance Corporation |
| Education: |
BA, SUNY Binghamton; MBA, Tuck School at Dartmouth College |
| Contact: |
312.698.6312 — dmathews@cgp.com |
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Robert Blank, Partner
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services and Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
William Blair Capital Partners, Managing Director; William Blair & Company, Principal; Brinson Partners, Partner; Wind Point Partners, General Partner |
| Board Seats: |
Union Corrugating Company; AC Lordi Financial Services |
| Investments: |
DJ Pharma; PRIMIS Marketing Group; Contractors Labor Pool; Cypress Medical Group; Jefferson-Wells; Alternative Resources Corporation |
| Education: |
BA, Miami University; MM, Kellogg Graduate School of Management |
| Contact: |
312.698.6322 — rblank@cgp.com |
Tim Murray, Partner
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services |
| Experience: |
William Blair Capital Partners, Managing Director; William Blair & Company, Principal |
| Board Seats: |
Paramount Services; PFSWeb (Nasdaq: PFSW); Portland Food Products |
| Investments: |
Airpax Holdings; CES; Compete; Daisytek Corporation; Engineered Materials Corporation; Extended Care Information Network; Sanford Corporation; Technetics; TimePlus Payroll; Towne Holdings; |
| Education: |
BA, Duke University; MBA, University of Chicago |
| Contact: |
312.698.6320 — tmurray@cgp.com |
Jim Milbery, Operating Partner
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Experience: |
Kuromaku Partners, Partner; Director of Competitive Intelligence, Oracle Corporation; Vice-President of Engineering, Walker Interactive/Revere; Regional Technical Manager, Uniface/Compuware; Senior Product Specialist, Ingres Corporation; Software Specialist, Digital Equipment Corporation |
| CGP Engagements: |
Royall & Company; Reliance Communications; World 50; Advanced Pain Management; FineLine Technologies; Union Corrugating; Paramount Services, Benetch; Contempo Tile |
| Education: |
M.S. Information Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology; B.S. Accounting/Information Systems/Statistics, Babson College. |
| Contact: |
jmilbery@cgp.com |
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Jeff Farrero, Principal
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Focus: |
Education, Tech-Enabled Services, Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
Credit Suisse First Boston, Associate |
| Board Seats: |
AnaJet; Benetech; FineLine Technologies; Footprint Retail Services; Royall & Company; Teaching Strategies |
| Investments: |
Airpax; eInstruction; Specialized Education Services; U.S. Education Corporation |
| Education: |
BS, University of Illinois; MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
| Contact: |
312.698.6307 — jfarrero@cgp.com |
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Kristina Heinze, Principal
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services and Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
Credit Suisse First Boston, Analyst |
| Board Seats: |
Paramount Services; Contempo Ceramic Tile; Specialized Education Services (Observer); The Plastics Group (Observer); Union Corrugating |
| Investments: |
ABC Window; ABRA Auto Body; CPRi; Extended Care Information Network; Golf Galaxy; TimePlus Payroll; Ultra |
| Education: |
BS Finance, University of Illinois |
| Contact: |
312.698.6336 — kheinze@cgp.com |
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Sean Barrette, Vice President
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Focus: |
Healthcare |
| Experience: |
Credit Suisse, Associate & Analyst; Ernst & Young, Staff Accountant |
| Board Seats: |
Advanced Pain Management; Lanx (Observer) |
| Investments: |
Endogastric Solutions; Innovation Fuels; Laboratory Partners; United Site Services; WireCo WorldGroup; Zogenix |
| Education: |
BS, SUNY Binghamton; MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Contact: |
312.698.6332 — sbarrette@cgp.com |
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Ryan Milligan, Vice President
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services and Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
Robert W. Baird, Investment Banking, Analyst |
| Board Seats: |
Jonathan Engineered Solutions; SchoolMessenger; World 50 |
| Investments: |
Contempo Ceramic Tile; The INSCO Group; Paramount Services; TimePlus Payroll; Union Corrugating |
| Education: |
BS Management, Boston College; MBA, Kellogg School of Management |
| Contact: |
312.698.6309 — rmilligan@cgp.com |
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Kevin Williams, Senior Associate
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Experience: |
Chicago Growth Partners; Senior Associate |
| Investments: |
Specialized Education Services; Contempo Ceramic Tile; AnaJet; Union Corrugating; AC Lordi Financial Services |
| Education: |
BA, University of Michigan; MBA, Tuck School at Dartmouth College |
| Contact: |
312.698.6318 — kwilliams@cgp.com |
Kevin Fitzgerald, Associate
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Experience: |
Credit Suisse, Analyst |
| Investments: |
Advanced Pain Management; Jonathan Engineered Solutions; World 50 |
| Education: |
BBA, University of Notre Dame |
| Contact: |
312.698.6329 — kfitzgerald@cgp.com |
Jim Holms, Associate
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Experience: |
Robert W. Baird, Investment Banking, Associate and Analyst |
| Investments: |
Benetech; Lanx; SchoolMessenger |
| Education: |
BA, Albion College; MAcc, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan |
| Contact: |
312.698.6324 — jholms@cgp.com |
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Heather O'Shea, Associate
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Experience: |
Credit Suisse, Analyst |
| Investments: |
FineLine Technologies; Footprint Retail Services; Paramount Services; Royall & Company; |
| Education: |
BBA, University of Michigan |
| Contact: |
312.698.6347 — hoshea@cgp.com |
Corey Dossett, Chief Financial Officer
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Experience: |
Willis Stein & Partners, Controller; Illinois Agricultural Auditing Association, Field Auditor |
| Education: |
BA, Illinois Wesleyan University; Certified Public Accountant |
| Contact: |
312.698.6303 — cdossett@cgp.com |
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Edward Frindt, Controller
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Experience: |
Ernst & Young LLP, Senior Associate; Certified Public Accountant |
| Education: |
BS, Loyola University Chicago |
| Contact: |
312.698.6319 — efrindt@cgp.com |
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Ron Huberman, Operating Executive
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Focus: |
Education and Tech-Enabled Services |
| Experience: |
Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent, Chicago Public Schools; Chief Executive Officer and President, Chicago Transit Authority; Chief of Staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley; Executive Director of Emergency Services, City of Chicago; Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Chicago Police Department |
| Board Seats: |
Specialized Education Services; Navman Wireless |
| Education: |
BA, University of Wisconsin; MBA, Booth School of Business University of Chicago; MA, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago |
| Contact: |
312.698.6321 — rhuberman@cgp.com |
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Robert Powers, Operating Executive
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Focus: |
Industrial Growth |
| Experience: |
ITT Corporation, Corporate Vice President, Director of Corporate Strategy; Merrill Lynch, Director, Head of Business Services Investment Banking |
| Board Seats: |
Benetech; Fineline Technologies |
| Investments: |
Benetech; FineLine Technologies; Royall & Company |
| Education: |
BA, University of California, Irvine; MBA, Harvard University |
| Contact: |
312.698.6340 — rpowers@cgp.com |
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Rick Smith, Operating Executive
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Focus: |
Tech-Enabled Services |
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Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures; Managing Director, Palomar Ventures; SunAmerica Ventures |
| Investments: |
Berkeley Networks; ConvergeNet; Entone; Fulcrum Microsystems; GraphEffect; Magma Design Automation; Maverick Networks; Micromuse; ShoeDazzle; Steinway Piano Company; TriVida; Virtela |
| Education: |
BS, Finance, University of Illinois; JD, Harvard Law School |
| Contact: |
312.698.6316 — rsmith@cgp.com |
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