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Walter Solomon

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Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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About

Walter Solomon is a board director and private equity advisor with portfolio company board experience across firms including Atlas Holdings, The Carlyle Group, Golden Gate Capital, and L Catterton in private equity, as well as venture capital firms such as BOLD Ventures, Breakout Ventures, and Fine Structure Ventures. His current board roles span life sciences and biotech companies including Alliance Animal Health, Checkerspot Bioscience, and Debut Biotechnology, with previous service in consumer retail, chemicals, health tech, and professional sports. Prior to his advisory work, Solomon spent a decade as Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Ashland Inc., where he led a corporate transformation involving 40 acquisitions and divestitures that repositioned the company as a $6 billion specialty materials enterprise, and earlier held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble and multiple venture-backed startups.

Experience

  1. Ashland IncVP & Chief Growth Officer2005 — 2015Greater Lexington Area

Skills & more

Leadership40Strategy9Strategic Planning32Brand Management12Consumer Products7Marketing23Networking3Start-ups21Competitive Analysis5Cross-functional Team Leadership9New Business Development7Product Development4
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Colleagues at Breakout Ventures

Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
James Chan
CFO at Bow Capital
Julia Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lynn M Fishburne
General Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Walter Solomon?
Walter Solomon is a board director and private equity advisor with portfolio company board experience across firms including Atlas Holdings, The Carlyle Group, Golden Gate Capital, and L Catterton in private equity, as well as venture capital firms such as BOLD Ventures, Breakout Ventures, and Fine Structure Ventures. His current board roles span life sciences and biotech companies including Alliance Animal Health, Checkerspot Bioscience, and Debut Biotechnology, with previous service in consumer retail, chemicals, health tech, and professional sports. Prior to his advisory work, Solomon spent a decade as Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Ashland Inc., where he led a corporate transformation involving 40 acquisitions and divestitures that repositioned the company as a $6 billion specialty materials enterprise, and earlier held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble and multiple venture-backed startups.
Where does Walter Solomon work?
Walter Solomon is Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures.
Where did Walter Solomon go to school?
Walter Solomon studied at University of Virginia (Bachelor of Science (BS), McIntire School of Commerce).

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