Ross joined SPMB in 2015 and was a key driver in building the firm’s Consumer Practice, which he co-leads today. Ross has successfully led over 50 C- and VP-level searches for early, growth stage and recently IPO’d organizations. His expertise in consumer spans marketplaces, fintech, consumer electronics, consumer products, gaming, tech-enabled services, e-commerce, manufacturing, digital health and field operations. Ross spends his time leading operations and go-to-market searches.
In 2021, Ross’ average search cycle time was 71 days and 80% of his placements were one of the first four candidates introduced to his clients. Recent clients include Arlo, Molekule, Traeger, Mighty Buildings, Outdoorsy, BlueVine, Flex and Remitly.
Ross grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a Bachelor of Science where he studied Finance. He currently lives in the sometimes sunny Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. In his free time, he enjoys surfing, road and mountain biking, snowboarding, and traveling to surf more!
What is your favorite book?
Dune by Frank Herbert.
What’s the most non traditional job you’ve ever had?
During my sophomore year of college I wrote reviews for and photographed concerts in the Boulder Area. It was an awesome “job”. I gained an appreciation for the amount of behind the scenes work that goes into stage production.
Where have you traveled and where would you still like to go?
I have been fortunate enough to step foot on 5 of the Earth’s 7 continents. As a next step, I’d love to visit Antarctica or the South Pole. These areas offer some of the least hospitable conditions to life on Earth and have been predominantly unaffected by human beings.