Doug Vandenberg

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Operations Advisor at Advent

Woodbury, New York, United States

Overview

Doug Vandenberg is a Managing Principal at Vieve Group, providing benefits advisory services for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. A Harvard M. B. A. graduate, he has extensive experience as an operating partner and C-level executive, holding CEO, COO, and CFO roles. People who have worked with him describe him as genuine and hardworking.

He previously served as Executive Chairman of Adcole Space, which was later acquired by Redwire.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Imaginative

Big Picture Person

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

PE Portfolio Operations
His career at Vieve Group and Thomas H Lee Partners focuses on advising private equity firms and improving operations within their portfolio companies.
Employee Benefits Strategy
As a Benefits Advisor, his core expertise lies in structuring benefits programs, a key operational area for portfolio companies post-acquisition.
Executive Leadership
Has a strong background in corporate leadership, having served in CEO, COO, and CFO capacities at various technology and pharmaceutical companies.

Media Appearances

Doug has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Operations Advisor at Advent
10-2021
Managing Principal at Vieve Group, LLC
3-2018 - 7-2021
CFO at Topix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7-2014 - 2-2018
CEO, COO & CFO at Adcole Corporation
4-2008 - 6-2014
Director at Thomas H Lee Partners

Education

2002 - 2004
M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
1993 - 1997
A.B. from Dartmouth College

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Insights For Selling To Doug

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Doug is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Doug

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Doug move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Doug take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Doug

Personality Compatibility


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