Barry Rudolph

About Barry Rudolph

SUMMARYI’m a growth-focused executive and investor with 30+ years driving capital raises, M&A, and technology innovation across global markets. I possess robust quantitative, due diligence, and monitoring skills, enabling me to quickly grasp complex issues, identify growth and restructuring opportunities, and implement strategies that deliver tangible results. My international operational leadership is complemented by a knack for assembling high-performing teams that consistently achieve key milestones. Having worked and lived across Asia, Western & Eastern Europe, and South America, I bring a global and cultural perspective to my business pursuits.SPECIALITIES• Capital raising and M&A, Financial Controls• Aviation - Training, recruiting, and education• Fintech and Financial Services – specialty finance, C&I banking, digital supply chain finance• Technology: Software; Semiconductors, RF, Telecoms• Gaming Technology – Online and retail point of sale• Building Automation, HVAC, and SecuritySECTOR EXPERIENCE• Operations: Fortune 500 Public, Mid-Cap, Start-ups• Board of Directors: Public, Private and Non-Profit board roles, including Board Chairperson • Middle Market PE: Buyout, Growth, Build-Ups• M&A: strategy, diligence, valuation, negotiation, legal, execution, & integration• Bulge bracket investment banking & corporate financeACHIEVEMENTS • Built company from scratch, delivered products, and successfully exited. Numerous successful business, M&A & corporate finance deals. • Financial Success: Many successful PE investments and complex business and licensing contracts. Generated over 80% IRR for Series A investors. • Team Leadership: Board Member of public and private companies and charitable organizations. General Partner of PE Fund. Founding CEO software company; CEO of Fintech business, CFO of semiconductor company, GM of software team at Fortune 500. • M&A and Capital Raising: Led large deal teams on both buyside and sellside transactions. Significant integration experience. Raised $100m+ in growth equity, PE, venture capital. Prepared Chipcon for IPO as CFO. Investment banking M&A.• Contracts & Structuring: Initiated and closed complex software licensing contracts with Freescale, Honeywell, Motorola, Philips, US Gov, etc. • Infrastructure & Controls: Closed accounting books, created annual reports, and made quarterly investor and board presentations. Set performance measurements. Converted European ERP system to SAP.

Experience

1. President & Chief Financial Officer

   Amris Aviation

   Jan 2025 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   The Airline Pilot Club (APC): Managing Pilot Competency. APC leverages AI and data analytics through a scalable SaaS platform to deliver our airline and flight school clients a clear, consistent, and verifiable assessment of pilot competency. As a personally invested stakeholder, my current responsibilities encompass capital raising, business development, legal affairs, and corporate reporting.

Education

• Macalester College

  BA, Economics

  1989 — 1993

• Harvard Business School

  MBA, Finance

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Private Equity
• Investment Banking
• Investments
• Equities
• Telecommunications
• Mergers
• Technology
• Software
• Embedded Software
• Sports Betting
• Gaming Industry
• Factoring
• Managed Print Services
• Asset Backed Lending
• Lbo
• Mobile Applications
• Mobile Technology
• Casino
• Real Estate Private Equity
• Accounting
• Cfos
• Growth Capital
• Semiconductors
• Radio Frequency Engineering
• Wireless Networking
• Venture Capital
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Finance
• Emerging Markets
• Capital Raising
• Valuation
• Buyouts
• Capital
• Alternative Investments
• Due Diligence
• Private Placements
• Corporate Development