Roger Goddu
InvestorSenior Advisor at Brentwood Associates · Manager at Soft Surroundings
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About
Roger Goddu is a Senior Advisor at Brentwood Associates, a role he moved into in July 2020 after joining the firm in 2004 as an Operating Partner and previously serving as an Operating Advisor and portfolio company director from 2002. Before Brentwood, he was Chairman and CEO of Montgomery Ward and held senior roles at Toys R Us and Target, with earlier retail experience at R. H. Macy & Co. and Federated Department Stores. He attended Adrian College and The University of Toledo and completed the Executive Development Program at Harvard Business School.
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ConsumerRetail Tech
Manager at Soft Surroundings
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Allen EdmondsBoston ProperFilson HoldingsJ.McLaughlinMarshall Retail GroupPaper SourceSoft SurroundingsSundance Holding Company
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roger Goddu?
- Roger Goddu is a Senior Advisor at Brentwood Associates, a role he moved into in July 2020 after joining the firm in 2004 as an Operating Partner and previously serving as an Operating Advisor and portfolio company director from 2002. Before Brentwood, he was Chairman and CEO of Montgomery Ward and held senior roles at Toys R Us and Target, with earlier retail experience at R. H. Macy & Co. and Federated Department Stores. He attended Adrian College and The University of Toledo and completed the Executive Development Program at Harvard Business School.
- Where does Roger Goddu work?
- Roger Goddu is Senior Advisor at Brentwood Associates and Manager at Soft Surroundings.
- What does Roger Goddu invest in?
- Roger Goddu invests in Consumer, Retail Tech.
- What boards does Roger Goddu sit on?
- Roger Goddu holds tracked board seats at Allen Edmonds, Boston Proper, Filson Holdings, J.McLaughlin, Marshall Retail Group, Paper Source, Soft Surroundings, Sundance Holding Company.









