Dale Grogan, Vice President, Business & Transaction Management
In his over 20 years of professional business dealings, Dale Grogan has been on literally every side of transactions, from entrepreneur, buyer, seller, to investment banker. Mr. Grogan has started and owned numerous businesses, including an NASD broker/dealer firm, several technology companies, and consulting firms focused on start-up businesses. He has developed a unique executive skill set, strong in finance, marketing, and strategic planning.
As part of his business background, Mr. Grogan has been the CEO of a public company, sat on the Boards of several private companies and advisory councils, helped develop federal governmental standards for emerging technology, and has been owner of an NASD registered Broker/Dealer firm. Dale was an original member of the GSA Interoperability Standards Committee for the development and usage of Smart card applications within the federal government.
Mr. Grogan is currently also a Board Member of the Smart Card Alliance, the smart card industry’s non-profit trade association. Also, Mr. Grogan sits on the Board of SMART Association, Inc., EyeSupply USA, and has been a judge for the Great Lake Entrepreneurs Quest for the past two years. Most recently, Mr. Grogan has become a member of the “Michigan Pre-Seed Investment Fund” investment review committee, responsible for vetting business plans for investment by the Fund. Mr. Grogan attended Huntington College (Montgomery, AL) where he studied chemistry and biology and was granted early admission to the University of Alabama School of Optometry (Birmingham, AL), where he studied general optometry and physiological optics.
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