Richard G.
Mentor @Endeavor Miami
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Mentor @Endeavor Miami
Endeavor is the leading global community for high growth founders who scale faster and pay it forward to the next generation. As an Endeavor Mentor, I\'m part of a community of CEOs, business leaders, investors, academics, and founders that support Endeavor Entrepreneurs and Endeavor candidates from 42+ emerging and underserved markets around the world. By sharing our experience and knowledge, we support these founders to overcome their scaling up challenges in mentorship individual sessions, collective learning sessions, and selection panels.
EDUCATION
Singularity
Executive Program
Central High School
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Penn State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
CEO Presidents Seminar
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master of Science (MSc)
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Executive Education
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD G.
My work focuses on governance, capital strategy, and the evolution of hybrid space-terrestrial networks—the convergence point of space, telecom, and AI infrastructure. As a Board Chair, Director, and former public company CEO, I partner with leadership teams navigating geopolitical risk, multi-orbit infrastructure, and the emergence of Physical AI systems helping define the architecture of hybrid space-terrestrial networks.With over four decades in the sector, I bring a boardroom perspective and operator’s intuition to decisions that materially affect growth and long-term value. My focus is strengthening commercial performance, reinforcing capital discipline, and guiding companies through technological transitions at global scale.Career Impact & GovernanceCEO / M&A: Led the $1.6B restructuring and sale of ICO Global (NASDAQ: ICOGF).Capital Strategy: President and founding team of Orion (ONSI)—IPO,$710M debt raise,$1.2B acquisition.Founder / Exit: Founder of Bulldog Broadband (UK)—acquired by a public company.Board Leadership: Chairman and Non-Executive Director across telecom, deep-tech, and space sectors.Chairman, AccelerCommI lead the board of a venture-backed company advancing standards-based 5G NTN architecture. We are enabling the connectivity required for Physical AI at the edge, supporting autonomous transport, logistics, and mission-critical dual-use defense applications.Venture & Capital StrategyAs Co-Chair of the New World Angels (Space & Defense Ventures), I focus on aligning private capital with emerging infrastructure. I advise boards on the full transaction life cycle—from strategic raises and capital formation to M&A execution and successful exits in regulated environments.Strategic FocusMulti-Orbit Infrastructure: VLEO, LEO, MEO, and GEO systems.Next-Gen Standards: Direct-to-Device (D2D), 5G NTN, and 3GPP protocols.Deep Tech: Laser-optical communications, photonics, and Physical AI.Defense & Resilience: Scale-up strategy in dual-use and government-regulated markets.Leadership & Peer GovernanceFor over two decades, I have held leadership roles within YPO and CEO, bringing a deep understanding of peer governance and strategic collaboration to every boardroom. I am a believer in the \"Legacy of Leadership\"(LOL)—a commitment to excellence and mentorship that I extend to the next generation of leaders and, most importantly, to my seven grandchildren.
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