Dennis Beard
InvestorManaging Partner at Serra Ventures · Board director at Inprentus
Champaign, Illinois, United States
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About
Dennis Beard is a Managing Partner at Serra Ventures with a career spanning financial services, healthcare services, and technology. He previously served as CEO of the Home Recovery Group of Companies, a home health services provider that was sold in 2008, and as Partner and CFO at Open Prairie Ventures, where he worked across early-stage venture activities including fundraising, sourcing deals, portfolio oversight, and exits. He holds a CPA designation, a B.S. in Accounting from Millikin University, and an MBA from the University of Illinois Executive MBA Program, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business and Millikin University.
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Board director at Inprentus
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Experience
- Serra VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2009 — present
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAdjunct Lecturer - College of Businesscurrent1996 — present
- Open Prairie VenturesPartner and CFOcurrent2000 — present
- Millikin UniversityAdjunct Instructor - MBA Program2011 — 2018Decatur, IL
- Home Recovery Group of CompaniesChairman1999 — 2008
- Blakeman and Beard, LLCMember1999 — 2008
- SLM InstrumentsController1990 — 1992
- Price WaterhouseAudit Manager1982 — 1990
Skills & more
- Certified Public Accountant
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- Who is Dennis Beard?
- Dennis Beard is a Managing Partner at Serra Ventures with a career spanning financial services, healthcare services, and technology. He previously served as CEO of the Home Recovery Group of Companies, a home health services provider that was sold in 2008, and as Partner and CFO at Open Prairie Ventures, where he worked across early-stage venture activities including fundraising, sourcing deals, portfolio oversight, and exits. He holds a CPA designation, a B.S. in Accounting from Millikin University, and an MBA from the University of Illinois Executive MBA Program, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business and Millikin University.
- Where does Dennis Beard work?
- Dennis Beard is Managing Partner at Serra Ventures and Board director at Inprentus.
- Where did Dennis Beard go to school?
- Dennis Beard studied at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MBA, Executive MBA); Millikin University (BS, Accounting).
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Also worked at Open Prairie Ventures1
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