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Reid Pennebaker

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President at UltraClean Electropolish and Passivation
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Reid Pennebaker is an entrepreneur with a background in corporate ventures and M&A, holding an MBA from Tulane University. As President of UltraClean, Managing Partner at Gulf Bright Partners, and Founder of ETA Circle, he is focused on acquiring and growing businesses through his investment holding company.

Reid is passionate about building professional communities. He founded ETA Circle to connect and support fellow acquisition entrepreneurs, hosting regular in-person events to foster collaboration and shared learning. He frequently speaks at conferences, sharing his post-acquisition experiences and insights with other business owners.

He acquired his company, UltraClean, through a connection made within the very community he founded while searching for a business.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Acquisition Entrepreneurship
He founded ETA Circle, a community for acquisition entrepreneurs, and frequently speaks about his journey of buying and running a business.
M&A and Investments
His career includes corporate M&A at Toyota Tsusho, and he currently runs Gulf Bright Partners, a privately held holding company focused on long-term value creation.
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Career

Work history

2024
President
UltraClean Electropolish and Passivation
6-2023
Founder
ETA Circle
4-2023
Managing Partner
Gulf Bright Partners
5-2017 - 9-2020
New Corporate Ventures
Toyota Tsusho America
7-2014 - 9-2020
Energy Division
Toyota Tsusho America
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Education
6-2000 - 8-2001
Education details unavailable
The University of Texas at Austin
2011 - 2013
MBA
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
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