Ray Gross - Telecom & Security / C-Level Leadership

Advisory Partner

Ray Gross has extensive experience in the telecommunications, facility services and security industries. Mr. Gross has held roles as Chairman, CEO, CFO, and Senior VP of Sales and Marketing with both public and private firms with annual revenues ranging from $20 million to $2 billion.

 

He has led companies involved in substantial build-ups as well as financial and operational turnarounds. Most recently, Mr. Gross led a security firm headquartered in Chicago through a complete operational and financial restructuring. This assignment included refinancing as a private entity, an operational reengineering, and a complete recapitalization for execution of its growth programs. Prior to that role, he orchestrated a merger of the two largest independent public telephone companies. In the early 1990’s Mr. Gross took on the role of CEO of one of the top ten security services companies as it emerged from a Chapter XI bankruptcy. In twenty-four months his management team took the firm from bankruptcy to being recognized as Colorado’s number one company. From 1988 to 1993, Ray held roles as Senior Vice President and President of Cellular One of Ohio. During his tenure with Cellular One the company was recognized as the best run cellular company by the Cellular Telephone Communications Association.

Ray has served on numerous boards of public and private companies, and holds a BS in Commerce with major emphasis in Accounting from Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.