Building stronger enterprises.
Doug Kearney
Enterprise Leader • Private Equity Operator • Investor • Board Member
Thirty years of leading, building and transforming businesses across public, private and private-equity-backed ownership.
An Enterprise Builder’s Perspective
Doug Kearney is an experienced enterprise builder who has worked on both sides of the private-equity table—as an investor, operating partner, investment committee member and board member, and as a CEO, COO and CFO of investor-backed businesses.
Those roles have provided experience across more than two dozen industries, including automotive aftermarket, aerospace and defense, business and technology-enabled services, education, food, healthcare, industrial companies and specialty retail.
The companies, markets and circumstances have differed, but the fundamental mandate has remained remarkably consistent: create greater enterprise value by accelerating commercial growth, improving operating efficiency and throughput, using technology to transform the business, and building the leadership teams, organizational capabilities and culture required to sustain performance.
Doug connects strategy, people, customers, operations, technology and capital to set a clear direction, build the capabilities required and translate enterprise potential into tangible results.
Experience at Scale
Up to $800M
Revenue
Up to 17,000
Employees
75+
Transactions
$1B+
Capital Raised
12
Countries
Leadership across public, private and private-equity-backed enterprises spanning more than two dozen industries.
Executive Profile
Doug’s career has included responsibilities as CEO, President, COO, CFO, private-equity investor, Operating Partner and board member.
Across those roles, he has built leadership teams, developed talent, strengthened organizational capability and led businesses through growth, transformation, integration and transition.
That range has given him a practical understanding and multidimensional perspective of the enterprise from multiple positions of accountability—from strategy, people, operations and customers to capital, governance, transactions and investor returns.
Experience & Results
Selected areas of experience and measurable value creation across growth, performance, organizational capability, transactions and ownership outcomes.
Growth & Commercial Acceleration
Building commercial capability, expanding customer relationships and creating new avenues for organic and acquisition-led growth.
Operating Transformation & Performance
Integrating people, process, technology and operating discipline to improve scale, margins and execution.
Transactions, Capital & Portfolio Value
Deploying capital, executing transactions and integrating businesses across complete ownership cycles.
Platforms, Teams & Organizational Scale
Building leadership depth, organizational capability and operating systems for complex global enterprises.
Investment & Ownership Outcomes
Creating and realizing value through growth, operating improvement, portfolio development and strategic execution.
Executive Materials
Additional executive materials are available for relevant leadership, private-equity, executive-search and board discussions.
Executive CV
A comprehensive overview of Doug’s CEO, operating, financial, investment and transformation experience.
Private Equity Executive Profile
Experience investing in, governing, leading and creating value across portfolio companies and ownership cycles.
Board Bio
Governance, strategy, operating, capital and transaction experience relevant to public, private and private-equity-backed boards.
Connect with Doug
Doug welcomes conversations regarding executive leadership, portfolio-company opportunities, Operating Partner roles, board service and situations involving growth, transformation and enterprise performance.
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