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Douglas E. Rodgers
Chief Executive Officer, Focus, LLC
Douglas E. Rodgers has been CEO and Managing Partner of FOCUS since
early 2002. He has led the firm’s growth from one office in
Washington, DC, to four offices across the US. He has executive
level management experience in software, information technology,
aerospace, e-commerce, real estate and construction, manufacturing
and distribution, serving both commercial and government clients.
He serves FOCUS clients across many industries emphasizing merger
and acquisitions opportunities.
Before joining FOCUS, Mr. Rodgers was
Vice President of the Strategic Business Consulting unit of Holland
& Knight Consulting LLC. At Holland & Knight Consulting
he had management responsibility in the firm and delivered consulting
services including M&A, corporate finance, and assistance to
offshore companies entering the U.S. market.
Mr. Rodgers served as the President
and CEO of Corcentric, Inc, an e-commerce services provider spin
off from Litton Enterprise Solutions. As the first CEO of the company,
he raised both venture and debt capital and led the company to achieve
500,000 electronic transactions annually with a transaction volume
of $180 million, including over 30 Fortune 1000 trading partners.
As CEO of Global Software Corporation, which served the government
public safety market, Mr. Rodgers raised venture and debt capital,
guided the development of initial software products and sales to
reference clients. As President and CEO of Perfection Equipment
Company, a distributor and manufacturer of industrial goods to the
oilfield services and transportation industry, he was instrumental
in the merger and IPO into a NYSE industry consolidation play. Mr.
Rodgers is also a founding director of a National Bank and a manufacturing
company. Prior to Perfection Equipment, he was Vice President of
business development for a $150 million real estate developer.
Mr. Rodgers is an active pilot, with
ATP and jet ratings, a BS in Aerospace Engineering and MBA coursework.
He was educated at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University
of Kansas, and was a 13 year member and local President of YPO,
and currently is a member of the World Presidents Organization.
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