BEFORE ACCORDION
FCM
Excellarate
Liquidnet
GE
Rob is an Executive Director who combines over 20 years of deep finance and strategy experience to fuel exceptional business performance that grows valuations.
Before coming to Accordion, he was a Principal at the private equity consulting firm FCM. There, Rob guided public and private-equity-backed companies in transforming their organizations to enhance financial returns. For one portfolio-company client, he drove a 15% reduction in operational costs through leadership of a financial restructuring initiative.
Prior to joining FCM, he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Excellarate, an IT services company owned by the private equity firm Frontenac. Rob previously spent a decade at Liquidnet, a FinTech trading network backed by TCV and Summit. There, he created the Financial Planning & Analysis function and led new-market entry as Head of Corporate Strategy with the acquisition of Vega-Chi.
Rob launched his career with a 10-year stint at GE that culminated in multiple Business Unit CFO roles, including for the Walmart & Sam’s Club credit cards at GE Capital Consumer Finance (now Synchrony).
He is a graduate of GE’s prestigious Financial Management Program and Corporate Audit Staff as well as Hamilton College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Economics.