Richard Hearn

About

The longer version, for anyone who's curious.

I'm a serial entrepreneur and global Fortune 500 executive. I've founded and led startups and billion-dollar businesses in the marketing, commerce, SaaS, and SI/agency worlds.

I was Founder & CEO of Crown (acquired by Publicis/Razorfish — M&A Advisor's 2014 Deal of the Year). After Razorfish I served as Global President of Razorfish Commerce, then went to IBM as GM of Global Revenue & Product for the $1.5B Watson Customer Engagement business. Most recently I was CEO of PE-backed FPX, a B2B Commerce SaaS company, through a turnaround and successful exit.

Today I'm Founder & General Partner at Bambu Capital — a growth PE firm focused on undervalued software and tech-enabled services. I also chair Lemonaid Health, one of our portfolio companies, rebuilding primary care around patients.

Recognition

2014
M&A Advisor — Deal of the Year + Strategic Acquisition of the Year (Crown / Razorfish)
2007 · 2008 · 2009
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Multi-year
Top 40 Under 40 · Inc. 500/5000 (6×) · Software 500 · Entrepreneur Hot 100
2015 – 2019
Board of Directors, Pencils of Promise
Purdue
BS · Mechanical Engineering
Ohio State
MBA