Richard N. Peretz

About Richard N. Peretz

Richard is a career executive, Management Committee member and former CFO of UPS, a Fortune 50 company operating in 220 countries and territories with over employees. • Extensive worldwide operations experience in Asia, Europe and Latin America• Completed over $3.0 billion of acquisitions in countries such as the US, UK, Italy, Vietnam, Japan, Slovenia, Netherlands and China. • Venture investor for $150mm evergreen fund.• Global expert in Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Last Mile solutions. A native of San Antonio, Texas, he holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) from University of Texas - San Antonio. He serves on the board of the Boy Scouts of America- Georgia Chapter as the Council Division Chair leading their Annual Corporate Drive.

Experience

1. Venture Partner

   Playground Global

   Apr 2021 — Present

Education

• Emory University - Goizueta Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  1995

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting

  1985

• Dartmouth College

  Leadership and Strategy Impact, Executive Education

  2015 — 2015

• Yale University

  CEO Summitt and Leadership Program

  2014