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Tom Raterman

Investor

Vice Chairman at Runway Growth Capital

Greater Chicago Area

About

Tom Raterman joined Runway Growth Capital in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer and serves on the firm's investment committee. He has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, and financial management, with a background in credit analysis, structuring, and lending, beginning his career as a corporate lender at Continental Bank and Security Pacific Bank. His prior roles include Treasurer at Discovery Zone, co-founder and CFO/EVP at LKQ Corporation, and Partner and COO of GSV Financial Group and GSV Ventures. He holds a Masters of Management in Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a B.S. in Finance from Miami University.

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Experience

  1. Runway Growth CapitalVice Chairmancurrent2026 — present
  2. Runway Growth CapitalChief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2026Greater Chicago Area
  3. GSV Financial Group LLCCOO2011 — 2017Chicago, IL
  4. InterOcean Equity Partners LLCPresident, Co-founder2006 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  5. Burling Street Capital LLCPresident, Founder2001 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  6. InterOcean Coffee Company LLCManaging Member, Co-founder2008 — 2014
  7. LKQ CorporationExecutive Vice President, Co-founder1998 — 2001Greater Chicago Area
  8. Flynn Enterprises, Inc.Vice President1995 — 2001Greater Chicago Area
  9. Discovery Zone, Inc.Vice President, Treasurer, International Development1993 — 1995Greater Chicago Area
  10. GE CapitalVice President & Manager1989 — 1993Greater Chicago Area
  11. Security Pacific BankVice President1984 — 1989Greater Chicago Area
  12. Continental Illinois National BankBanking Officer1981 — 1984Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. Miami UniversityBS, Finance
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMM, Finance
  3. Saint Xavier High School

Skills & more

FinanceGrowth CapitalCorporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalPrivate EquityCorporate FinanceMergersInvestment BankingBusiness StrategyTreasury ManagementTreasuryFinancial Advisory
+5 moreGrowth LenderVenture DebtVenture FinancingWarrantscorporate executive

From Tom's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Miami University116

Kate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionSean KwiatVice President, Investments at CincyTechKevin RileyBoard Member at CincyTechMike FitzgeraldInvestor at High AlphaKevin SchultzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesSam YehAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk Ventures

+ 110 more

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management520

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 514 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Runway Growth Capital36

David SprengFounder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth CapitalAndy MizerekSenior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth CapitalAvisha KhubaniChief Credit Officer at Runway Growth CapitalBrenda LinAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalBrinton HooverAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalCody JonesDirector, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital

+ 30 more

Also worked at GE Capital118

Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersSteve SmootManaging Partner at Lavrock VenturesBrian CoburnPrincipal at Eos Venture Partners Limited

+ 112 more

Also worked at Security Pacific Bank3

Brian JacobsVenture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIFKaren BatchelderChief Operating Officer at Aspen Capital GroupMark FerronInvestor at Powerhouse

Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital

Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Carmela Thomson
Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital