Jef Rogers
Managing Director, Heritage Group
Joined Gryphon: 2020
Industry Group: Operations Resources Group
Currently serves on Gryphon Company Boards:
Kano Laboratories
Repipe Specialists
Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions (TTDS)
Jef is a Managing Director within Gryphon’s Heritage Fund team and works with portfolio company executives on strategy development and execution of value creation initiatives with a focus on go-to-market, while also working with Heritage Fund deal professionals on underwriting and diligencing new platforms. Jef has over 30 years experience driving performance improvement at both service and product companies across a variety of end markets and functions. During his first tenure at Gryphon, from 2002-2014, Jef assisted with the execution and EBITDA growth of investments including Bright Now! Dental, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Flagstone Foods, Intelligrated, K&N Engineering, MSD Ignition, SynteractHCR, Trinity Consultants, and Trusthouse Services.
Prior to Gryphon, Jef’s experience included:- EY-Parthenon, Senior Partner, Strategy & Operations
- Gryphon Investors, Operations Principal
- Citadel Investment Group, Senior Vice President
- Recovery Equity Partners, Vice President
- Booz & Co., Associate
- Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Assistant Brand Manager
- Procter & Gamble, Brand Assistant
J.D., University of Michigan
M.B.A., Strategy, University of Michigan
B.A., Political Economy, Williams College