Jef Rogers
Principal
Joined Gryphon: 2002
Industry Group: Operations Resources Group, Consumer
Director at Gryphon Portfolio Companies:
Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers
Intelligrated (monitors)
Jef provides due diligence leadership for all prospective platform transactions as well as strategic and operations consulting for portfolio companies. He coordinated the post-merger integration of Intelligrated with Logistex, including work in residence in Cincinnati and St. Louis for six months after leading diligence during the acquisition. Jef served as lead team member on the strategic assessment of $100 million acquired division of an existing portfolio company. The initiative resulted in major operational improvements, including the realignment of the company’s business lines; improved personnel utilization; realization of larger sales margins and efficiencies, prioritization of R&D investments; and enhanced forecasting and strategic plan development. Additionally, Jef developed EOC pricing elasticity analyses supporting a price increase at Walmart.
Jef now lives on the Peninsula with his wife and two children.
Prior to Gryphon, Jef’s experience included:
- Citadel Investment Group, Private Investments Division, Vice President, Private Equity Investor – responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing, and monitoring equity and equity-linked transactions in public companies for multi-billion hedge fund focused on equity-linked securities. Led the firm’s successful investment in and exit from Intraware.
- Recovery Equity Partners, Private Equity Investor – co-led investments in Chadmoore Wireless and QAD Inc. and served as a director of QT Optoelectronics for $200 million turnaround fund.
- Booz & Co., Strategy Consultant – in the Marketing Intensive Group focusing on revenue enhancement for clients in consumer products, industrial products and media entertainment industries.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brand Manager – Vanish brand, Drackett Company, Household Cleaners division.
- Procter & Gamble, Assistant Brand Manager – designed multiple new food product entries in test market.
Education & Professional Affiliations:
JD, University of Michigan
MBA, University of Michigan
BA, Political Economy, Williams College
Member, Williams College Alumni Association
