Ernst &Amp; Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program

The scary smart teenagers on this list have, in some cases, accomplished more than many of us do in a full lifetime. EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Owler is the crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform that business professionals use to outsmart their competition, gain information uncover industry data. Contents/2012/11/22/thumbs_b_c_cdb24708d814f3c27958f349cfe0c6b2.jpg' alt='Ernst &Amp; Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program' title='Ernst &Amp; Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program' />Team Blue Range Capital. Chris Sekula Principal. Chris Sekula is a Principal of The Cambria Group, dividing his time between the firms Dallas office and a satellite office in Lexington, Massachusetts. Mr. Sekula focuses his time on operating issues and serves on the boards of directors of several private companies in Cambrias portfolio. Mr. Sekula was previously a Principal with The Lucas Group, a management consulting firm which demonstrated its commitment to value creation in working with client organizations by frequently linking its compensation to results generated by its engagements. In this capacity, he specialized in designing and implementing programs to enhance client companies operating performance and profitability and in conducting acquisition due diligence reviews. Mr. Sekula also served as a senior consultant for Bain Company and as a Vice President of Enterprise Investors, LP, a leading private equity firm which managed over 3. Central Europe. Mr. Sekula earned a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Politechnika Warszawska in Poland and an MBA from Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business. Richard Augustyn. Mr. Augustyn is a successful entrepreneur and accomplished investor for more than 2. He is the Founder and CEO of Endurance Search Partners, a leading national provider of risk management and insurance brokerage services, and Extensis Group, one of the nations largest Human Resource solutions and outsourcing services. His direct private investing through Endurance Search Partners focuses on supporting talented entrepreneurs who are strong leaders and creative thinkers thereby helping them achieve exceptional results. Endurance Search Partners is the primary center for Mr. Augustyns long term principal investing and is comprised of a portfolio of more than 4. Business and Financial Services markets in North America. Mr. Augustyn currently serves on the Board of five high growth companies. His early business success landed him a spot among the Forty Under 4. Lawrence Dunn. Mr. Dunn is CFO of Endurance Search Partners and a member of its management committee. Mr. Dunns business career spans over 2. Prior to joining Endurance Search Partners he was Managing Director and Chief Operational Risk Officer for a major subsidiary of GMAC Financial Service GMAC a global financial services company, a senior financial executive at American International Group, Inc. NYSE AIG and Treasurer of C. V. Starr Co., Inc., one of the worlds largest Managing General Agents MGAs. He began his career in public accounting as a member of the insurance practices first at KPMG and later at Deloitte Touche. He also served as President of the Society of Insurance Financial Management. Mr. Dunn graduated from Pace University with a B. B. A. in Accounting with highest honors and is a Certified Public Accountant CPA. Bill Egan. Bill is a founder and General Partner of Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners, Massachusetts based venture capital firms. He founded Altas predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage Co. Americas leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences, and communications industries. Prior to founding Burr, Egan, Deleage Co., Bill was a Partner at TA Associates. He began his career as a Manager of Venture Capital for New England Enterprise Capital Corporation. Will &Amp here. He is past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, a Trustee of Fairfield University, a Member of the Board of Overseers of The Wharton School and a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of CRH plc, and a number of privately held companies. Bill is also an owner of the Boston Celtics professional basketball team. Bill received a degree in Economics from Fairfield University and an MBA from the Wharton School. Craig Burr. Craig Burr was a founder of Burr, Egan, Deleage Co., a private investment firm. Mr. Burrs career has been devoted almost exclusively to venture capital and private equity activities. Previously, Mr. Burr was a Partner at TA Associates. In addition, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Venture Capital Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several private companies. Mr. Burr received his Bachelors Degree, cum laude, from Harvard College and his M. B. A. from Harvard Business School. Mathew Burr. Matthew Burr is a general partner at Matland Capital, where he is responsible for a hedge fund portfolio and is also active in making private investments. He previously worked at Cambridge Associates, where he was a hedge fund analyst and also assisted universities, foundations, and high net worth families with asset allocation, investment manager selection, and market research. Mr. Burr received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard University, and has a masters degree from Duke University in Environmental Management. Kent Weaver. Kent Weaver is currently Chairman and CEO of Progressive Home Care, a Northern California based health care company. Previously, Mr. Weaver held executive positions in marketing and product management for VC backed Knowlege. LINK, served as regional CFO and business analyst in Pepsicos Pizza Hut Division, and as a management consultant at Ernst Young. He received his BS in finance from the University of Southern California and MBA from the Fully Employed Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He currently serves on the board at VRI, Discovery Outsourcing, Data Fusion Technology, Integra, Onesource Water, and Healthwyse. Brad Brown. Brad Brown is the managing director of Bradford Brown Capital Partners, a private investment partnership that focuses on search funds and profitable small cap companies. Prior to that, he was a Senior Partner at Mc. Kinsey amp Company, the worlds leading consultancy, where he led several practices over time in the areas of Digital, Big Data Analytics, and Fin. Tech. He has over a dozen years of experience in small cap growth investing and has acquired over 3. He focuses his board work on tech enabled companies, and is on the board of five companies  Blue Sky Network, ISI Telemanagement, Attainia, Cloud. X, and D2. C Brands. Brad brings a unique mix of advisory expertise with growth capital. He works closely with op co CEOs as an Active Board Member. In addition, Brad is involved in the tech startup community as an ongoing advisor to the management teams of five companies Uncork, Blueteam Global, Afiniti, One Inc, and Skydeo. He has professional expertise in business services, B2. B sales, e. Commerce, Saas, cloud, and data. David Dodson. David is a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses on entrepreneurship. Mr. Dodson formally served as the CEO or Chairman of six for profit companies. As well, Mr. Dodson has served on the boards of 1. He is the founder and President of Project Healthy Children, a nongovernmental organization that works with governments and private industry to establish food fortification and supplementation programs to improve the health of women and children around the world. Project Healthy Children currently works in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Nepal, and Liberia. He is currently on the New England board for the U. S. Fund for UNICEF and Project Healthy Children. Mr. Dodson holds a B. A. from Stanford University Economics, and an M. Splunk Partners Splunk. PROTEUS Technologies is an innovative, leading edge software and systems solutions provider serving the Federal Intelligence Community IC, Department of Defense Do. D, Civilian Executive, and Healthcare Markets. Founded in 1. 99. 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