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Richard DeVaughn

Investor

CEO, The Arcadia Group International and Jaro Media Services at Reinventure Capital

Charlotte Metro

About

Richard DeVaughn is an executive who has led global technology, operations, and product development across consumer, industrial, and commercial product sectors. Before founding The Arcadia Group International, he was a corporate vice president at Ingersoll Rand overseeing global engineering, innovation, and emerging market product development, and previously held senior roles at Ford Motor Company, Textron, and The Stanley Works. Since 2016 he has been founder and CEO of Jaro Media Services, a media and technology company focused on film, art, books, and music of the African diaspora, and he is listed among Reinventure Capital's partners and advisors.

Invests in

Media & Entertainment

Experience

  1. JARO Nexus LLCChairman & CEOcurrent2025 β€” presentUnited States
  2. TeksouthChairman of the Boardcurrent2024 β€” presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
  3. The Arcadia Group International, LLCPresident & CEOcurrent2012 β€” presentCharlotte Metro
  4. NACD Carolinas ChapterBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” presentCharlotte, North Carolina
  5. Jaro Media Services LLCChairman and CEO2016 β€” 2025Charlotte Metro
  6. Margin Expansion Solutions LLCChief Strategy Officer (CSO)2020 β€” 2024Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  7. LOFA Industries (now Cattron Global)Member Board of Directors2015 β€” 2019Roswell, Georgia
  8. Deaconess FoundationChairman of the Board2011 β€” 2012St. Louis, MO
  9. Ingersoll Rand CompanyCorporate Vice President of Engineering & Technology2008 β€” 2012Davidson, North Carolina
  10. Ingersoll Rand CompanySector VP Global Engineering & Product Development2004 β€” 2008
  11. The Stanley WorksVice President of Engineering & Technology1998 β€” 2003
  12. TextronVice President of Engineering, Jacobsen Division1994 β€” 1998
  13. Ford Motor CompanyEngineering, Operations, and Corporate Strategy1978 β€” 1994

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementSM, MBA1990 β€” 1991
  2. Kettering UniversityBSME, Mechanical Engineering1972 β€” 1977

Skills & more

Strategic Planning73Operational Excellence58Leadership88Strategy99Management43StartupsBoard LevelBoard Leadership4Program Management99Product Development99Acquisition Integration10Manufacturing Operations8
+12 moreR&DIndustrial EngineeringCross-functional Team LeadershipLean ManufacturingProduct ManagementContinuous ImprovementSix SigmaEngineeringStart-upsExecutive ManagementCoachingBusiness Strategy
  • Gestalt Coach β€” Gestalt International Study Center

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