Harry Gray
Author @Institutional Investor
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WORK HISTORY
Author @Institutional Investor
Authored numerous articles, including the following for INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR (selected titles below):• “Making Lemonade from a Bumper Lemon Crop: Choose Your Ingredients Wisely”; The Journal of Private Equity• “Distressed Acquisitions: Sometimes Boast An Uncanny Resemblance to Three-card Monty…You Can Loose The Moment You Decide To Enter The Game!”; The Journal of Investing• “Common Blunders in Corporate Crises: How to Weather the Storm Practically”; The Journal of Private Equity• “Failed Integrations are the Seed Bed for Turnaround Work: The Pitfalls of Corporate M&A Strategy”; The Journal of Private Equity• “Portfolio Company Best Practices—Give Salespeople Free Range, but Establish an Outer Perimeter”; The Journal of Private Equity• “Portfolio Company Best Practices—Post-acquisition Transition: Preserving Customer Relationships when Company Founders Depart”; The Journal of Private Equity• “Portfolio Company Best Practices—Focusing on the Most Important Controls: It’s about Operations First, Finance Second”; The Journal of Private Equity
EDUCATION
United States Naval Academy
BS, Economics with core curriculum in Engineering
Columbia University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Columbia Business School
MBA, Dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting
ABOUT HARRY GRAY
As a C-Level Exec and Board Advisor, I have helped 30+ companies from early-stage growth to Fortune 500 companies. Today, I serve as Chief Executive Officer of Kelvin Group.Dynamic career path involving military service, top investment banking, private equity, and strategy consulting firms, leading to executive leadership roles. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:1⃣ C-suite Exec Leader of 15+ companies from early-stage growth to $5 billion+2⃣ Board Committee Chairman on 15+ global post-merger integrations3⃣ Managing Partner for a Bain & Co spin off4⃣ Investment and M&A banker at Wasserstein Perella and Alex Brown5⃣ Senior private equity executive at $35B global investment fundADDITIONAL BACKGROUND: Creator of ChAMP methodology - superior strategy execution process Published thought leadership articles for “Institutional Investor” Journals Strategic, financial & operational skills honed in strategy consulting & investment banking Led many P & Ls (i.e.$3 Billion+ P&L for a public company)EDUCATION MBA, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, Bibeault Scholar BS, US Naval Academy at ABOUT ME:Been involved in Board of Directors decision-making process for over 20 years Numerous private equity clients: ex. Bain, Warburg, CVC, Platinum, Ardian, Goldman Sachs Proven leader in both restructuring and high-growth environments Mentoree and Former Partner of two TMA Hall of Fame Inductee CEOs U.S. military officer; Member of stealth warship construction program Resident Fellow & Lecturer at the University of Texas at DallasFun facts. Closing bell ringer at NASDAQ stock market Led project for first-ever female crew integration on combat destroyer Worked in the jungles of Haiti building schools with a NPO
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