Todd Klein - Fortune Growth Summit

Todd Klein, author of Built for Change, talks with Verne Harnish about the essential traits of transformative companies.

Bio -

Todd Klein is a successful private equity investor, financial advisor and author who for over twenty years has focused on building Transformative Companies--those that not only succeed but transform their industries, their markets and the world around them.

Currently, he is founder and managing partner of Legend Ventures, a private investment firm targeting New Media and Information Technology opportunities. Previously, he was a managing director and member of the investment committee of Kinetic Ventures. In aggregate, he has invested in over 80 companies and realized 25 successful exits through either M&A or IPOs. During his career he has served in various roles including lead investor, board committee chairman, and vice chairman. He has also been actively involved in strategic planning, recruiting and business development for his portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, he worked in corporate finance for Salomon Brothers and Chemical Banking Corporation where he completed numerous mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, public and private financings and leveraged buyouts.

Todd's professional passion is working with growing enterprises and his expertise is in evaluating and analyzing the structural, economic and strategic elements that differentiate Transformative Companies from their competitors. He is a contributing editor to Digital Media Thoughts and the author of East of Wall Street, a work of business fiction focused on entrepreneurialism and Built for Change: Essential Traits of Transformative Companies (Praeger Publishing).

Todd is a frequent speaker on capital formation and entrepreneurship and has been quoted in the Associated Press, Boston Globe and several other publications. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization, serving as chapter chair. He is the founder and chairman of YPO's global Raising Capital seminar, the leading capital formation educational program for YPO worldwide. He is also the chairman of YPO's Deal Network, a network of over 2,600 transaction-focused CEO's from around the globe, where he oversees all education, communication and membership initiatives. He received his BBA from the University of Texas and MBA from Harvard University. Todd is married with four children and lives in Bethesda, MD.

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