As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Manna Tree, Ross drives the firm’s overall investment & growth strategy through his role on the Executive and Investment Committees. He has served as a board member for Health-Ade, Urban Remedy, and Gotham Greens. Ross’s experience with structuring investments, portfolio construction, and driving long-term value creation helps Manna Tree achieve its investment objectives.
Ross has built his career around balancing investment decisions, market expansion, and leadership within organizations to reach an optimal scale. This mindset landed Ross on the Worthy 100 list in 2021 where he was highlighted as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country building firms that are making a difference.
Ross originally gained experience growing investments as an operating President/Owner, where he scaled his firm 400% and exited to a private equity investor in 2009. His industry leading efforts placed him on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing firms in his category due to an innovative mortgage program he co-developed with two of the nation’s leading publicly traded homebuilders.
In 2009, Ross founded a boutique advisory firm, where he worked closely with companies between $5MM and $500MM in revenue. He counseled the C-Suite and family offices on investment decisions, market expansion strategies, and how to scale teams and operations to prepare for exit or generational transition. Ross has trained over 5,000 leaders in implementing strategies linked to cash flow, debt structures, sales strategies, and marketing plans to unlock growth.
Ross earned his finance degree from the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado and is an Executive Leadership Scholar at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He has volunteered for over a decade at the University of Colorado supporting students in developing a values-based approach in business, and he currently serves on the board of the Center of Ethics and Social Responsibility.
Outside the office, Ross spends most of his time with his family, raising three boys, hiking with his yellow lab, and pursuing optimal health. He is an avid skier, fly-fisherman, and golfer.