Ellen B. Richstone, MA, MALD, APC

Background

Over 28 years of experience
President and CEO, Entrepreneurial Resources Group
Board of Directors, American Power Conversion (APC), an S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 and Fortune 1000 Company
Past CFO of public and private companies, ranging in size from $100 million to $2.3 billion
Focus on multinational technology companies with worldwide manufacturing as well as sales operations, in Asia, Europe, Pacific and the US
Computer software/ hardware, Semiconductor, Consumer Products, Banking, and Healthcare companies ranging from early stage to large public multinational
Completed over 40 acquisitions in industry career–generally acting as the company focal point for negotiations, due diligence and integration efforts
Extensive Wall Street experience and Capital raising efforts–having raised over $1 billion through various secondaries and converts during career

Governance issues, acquisitions: negotiations and integration; financing: equity, debt – private and public; complex international and finance business; strategic and operational plans; divestitures; cash flow/asset management; high growth and reengineering to return to profitability

MA,International Affairs, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (Tufts University /Harvard affiliation)
MA, International Business Law, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (Tufts University/Harvard affiliation)
APC-Finance, NYU Graduate School of Business Administration
Cornell University’s Executive Development Program
BA- Scripps College, Claremont, California
Adjunct Professor, Tufts University Entrepreneurial Program
Student Body President