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Bradford Stroh
Born (1973-05-05) May 5, 1973 (age 52)
Chicago, United States
Occupation(s)Businessman, entrepreneur
Known forAchieve Company, Freedom Financial Network and Bills.com
SpouseBrandy Stroh
Children2

Bradford G. Stroh is an American entrepreneur and businessman, who has founded and led several companies, and also an author. Stroh co-founded Achieve Company[1] and several related specialty finance businesses.

Early life and education

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Stroh was born in 1973 in Chicago and received his MBA from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.[2] He previously obtained a BA from Amherst College, where he captained the men's Lacrosse team.[3]

Career

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Prior 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]

Recognition

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  • 2008 Winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for the Northern California region[11]
  • Named to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list[12]

Personal life

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Brad 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

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  1. ^ "Achieve Launches New Digital Personal Finance Brand". September 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2002 Arjay Miller Scholars". Stanford.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Bradford Stroh Amherst College Page". Amherst.edu. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "IBM to buy Trigo, expand data sync offerings" (Press release). TechTarget. March 9, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  5. ^ "Vertical Brands Board of Advisors". Vertical Brands. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Vitality Financial Acquired by CarePayment Technologies". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  7. ^ "Freedom Financial Network Management Team". Freedom Financial Network. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  8. ^ Duxbury, Sarah (May 30, 2004). "Freedom Debt Relief: Pitching the last inning of client debt". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "Achieve Revenue, Valuation, Funding, Number of Employees and Business Profile". Silicon Valley Journals.
  10. ^ The Dharma King: The Thrilling Novel of One Man's Quest to Save Tibet—and Himself (Hardcover). iUniverse. ISBN 978-0595716906.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Dynamic Duo". Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. May 16, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  13. ^ "USA Lacrosse Foundation Board". usalacrosse.com.
  14. ^ "Quiet Plus I Acquisition Corp". embarc.com.
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