Bradford G. Stroh is an entrepreneur, who has founded and led several companies, and also an author. Stroh co-founded Achieve Company[1] and several related specialty finance businesses.
Bradford Stroh | |
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| Born | May 5, 1973 Chicago, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Achieve Company Freedom Financial Network Bills.com |
Education
editStroh received his MBA from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar,[2] and received a BA from Amherst College, where he captained the men's Lacrosse team.[3]
Career
editPrior to founding Achieve, Stroh was an investor in financial services and growth companies at TA Associates, a private equity fund, CIVC Partners, an investment fund, and Doll Capital Management, a venture capital firm. Stroh has also worked with two start-ups: Trigo Technologies (sold to IBM[4]) and Luminous Networks, a Gigabit Ethernet startup. He is an investor, board adviser and board member to several entrepreneurial companies, including Ujogo, BioIQ, Goldline International, Position2, SharesPost, Stream Dynamics, Realty Nation, Vertical Brands,[5] Group Card, Home-Account and Vitality Health (sold to CarePayments Technology,[6]).[7]
In 2002, Stroh and his business partner Andrew Housser founded the company to provide a full range of specialty financial services to U.S. consumers.[8] The company employs approximately 2,800 people.[9]
Stroh also wrote the fictional novel The Dharma King about Tibetan Buddhism and the search for the Panchen Lama.[10]
Awards
editPersonal life
editBrad is of German descent. Brad is married to Brandy Stroh and they have 2 kids Brooke and Brayden. They currently live in San Francisco Bay Area. Brad sits on several boards and advisory councils, including USA Lacrosse Foundation Board[13] and the Amherst College President’s Council.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Achieve Launches New Digital Personal Finance Brand". September 22, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Arjay Miller Scholars". Stanford.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Bradford Stroh Amherst College Page". Amherst.edu. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "IBM to buy Trigo, expand data sync offerings" (Press release). TechTarget. March 9, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "Vertical Brands Board of Advisors". Vertical Brands. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Vitality Financial Acquired by CarePayment Technologies". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Freedom Financial Network Management Team". Freedom Financial Network. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ Duxbury, Sarah (May 30, 2004). "Freedom Debt Relief: Pitching the last inning of client debt". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Achieve Revenue, Valuation, Funding, Number of Employees and Business Profile". Silicon Valley Journals.
- ^ The Dharma King: The Thrilling Novel of One Man's Quest to Save Tibet—and Himself (Hardcover). iUniverse. ISBN 978-0595716906.
- ^ "Award recipients for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 Award in Northern California announced" (Press release). Ernst & Young LLP. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ^ "Dynamic Duo". Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. May 16, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ^ "USA Lacrosse Foundation Board". usalacrosse.com.
- ^ "Quiet Plus I Acquisition Corp". embarc.com.