Our pack has your back
No need to go it alone. Together we can address your business challenges.
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Meet the Partners
We use our expertise to solve your business problems and achieve meaningful results
Jill Richards
Jill Richards is co-founder and Managing Director of Gray Wolf Partners, bringing over 25 years of leadership in marketing, strategy, and business growth. She has guided both startups and global enterprises across technology, professional services, and sustainability, building market presence and driving revenue expansion.
Jill has served as Chief Marketing Officer at System Initiative, Chiefly & Co., TrueFort, Appthority (acquired by Symantec), Fluxx (acquired by Metamorph Partners and ABS Capital) , Stitch Labs (acquired by Square), and Terracotta (acquired by Software AG), as well as VP of Marketing at Visto (acquired by Blackberry), and led digital marketing at Netscape and AOL. An active mentor and award-winning communicator, she holds a BA from Pomona College, an MBA from UCLA Anderson, and studied at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. Jill is passionate about writing, conservation, and supporting women’s health causes.
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Ron Richards
Ron Richards is a distinguished entrepreneur, strategic financial advisor, attorney, and accountant with a multifaceted career spanning over three decades. He currently serves as a Managing Director at both Giralus LLC and Gray Wolf Partners, LLC, where he specializes in identifying high-growth opportunities, strategic mergers and acquisitions, and leading business turnarounds in fragmented industries.
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Ron possesses a unique blend of expertise, holding a JD from UCLA School of Law, an MBA in Entrepreneurial Finance from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a BA in Economics/Business from UCLA. He is currently a member of the State Bar of California, and a retired California CPA, underpinning his strong foundational knowledge in law, finance, and business.
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His extensive experience includes leadership roles such as CEO of Kinstate, Inc., CEO of EGCell Scientific, CFO of Biopure Corporation, and Managing Director at financial firms including Wells Fargo Van Kasper, Merriman Capital, and the Longview Fund. He has a proven track record in capital raising, having secured over $1 billion in equity and debt financing, both public and private, and completed numerous M&A and valuation engagements over his career. Mr. Richards is also highly skilled in corporate restructuring, cost reduction, and complex negotiations.
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A published author and primary inventor of an issued U.S. patent related to cybersecurity, Mr. Richards is also a seasoned board member, having provided guidance to numerous companies. His top skills in private equity, M&A, and business development, combined with his operational and legal acumen, make him a trusted advisor for emerging growth companies in various industries.
Why the name Gray Wolf Partners?
Wolves embody principles that we believe are important in work and in life.
These include loyalty, curiosity, tenacity, team work and a sense of play. We strive to bring these traits to our relationships and our work.
A wolf pack supports its members, making the most of each individual's contributions to achieve a better result. We believe in working together, with each other and our clients, to solve problems that effect an organization's survival. And, like wolves, we believe in having fun doing it.
As a member of our pack, we promise to be loyal to you, curious about the problems you face, tenacious in trying to solve those problems, and part of a team that shares the load and enhances success through our work with you.
