Ravin Gandhi

Ravin Gandhi
Born Waukegan, Illinois
Education CPA and MBA
Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Occupation CEO

Ravin Gandhi is an American businessman. Gandhi was an executive with Coatings and Chemicals Corporation before engineering its sale to Akzo Nobel. He later founded Glenborn Partners, a private equity firm, and GMM Nonstick Coatings, where he remained its CEO after its 2016 sale to Showa Denko.

Early life and education

Ravin Gandhi was born in Waukegan, Illinois[1] in 1973,[2] and graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1994,[3] and became a CPA.[4] Gandhi received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 2000.[5]

Career

Gandhi began his career in 1994 working as a chartered accountant at KPMG Consulting, before joining his father’s company Coatings and Chemicals Corporation. Gandhi eventually engineered the company’s sale to Akzo Nobel in 1998. Following the sale, he became President of Akzo Nobel Nonstick Coatings. In 2002 he founded Glenborn Partners, a private equity firm.[4] In 2007, Gandhi founded GMM Nonstick Coatings, following the end of his non-compete clause with Akzo Nobel.[4][6] GMM became one of the world’s largest suppliers of non-stick coatings,[7][8] and was acquired by Showa Denko KK in 2016. Following the sale, Gandhi remained the CEO of GMM.[9] As a venture capitalist, Gandhi is also an investor in Hester Biosciences and the first investor in KeyMe.[5][10][11] He is also a commentator on CNBC,[12] CNN,[13] and MSNBC,[14] and a contributor to Fortune,[15] Inc. Magazine,[16] and Entrepreneur.[17]

Personal life

Gandhi was a critic of Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential election,[18] and in 2017 his criticisms made national news when an oped he wrote resulted in a racist backlash.[19] He also serves on the Board of City Year Chicago.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "GMM Cooks up Durable Nonstick Market - Middle Market Growth". 26 May 2015.
  2. ↑ https://www.indiaabroad.com/exec-sports-an-all-american-fighting-spirit/article_ccc44b88-e6cd-50d8-b4f1-540d1417f005.html
  3. ↑ "Life After an Exit: How Entrepreneurs Transition to the Next Stage" (PDF). Columbia University. October 4, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center: at Columbia Business School for Credit Suisse. "Entrepreneurs White Paper 03: Columbia Business School" (PDF). p. 18.
  5. 1 2 "Ravin Gandhi - Co-Founder & CEO @ GMM Nonstick Coatings". Crunch Base.
  6. ↑ MacArthur, Kate. "How a Chicago CEO sold new nonstick surfaces to KitchenAid, Calphalon". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ↑ Behal, Ambika. "Why India Is A More Optimistic Foreign Investment Bet Than China". Forbes Magazine.
  8. ↑ "The Allstate's CEO Spotlight: Ravin Gandhi of GMM Nonstick Coatings". WGN Radio. 16 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Elahi, Amina. "Chicagoan's GMM Nonstick Coatings acquired by Japanese chemicals giant". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ↑ "New York startup aims to be king of keys". Chicago Business.
  11. ↑ https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273489
  12. ↑ Barhat, Vikram (18 May 2017). "Apple is now making iPhones in India. India experts say: Good luck". CNBC.
  13. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1712/16/cnr.07.html
  14. ↑ http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ceo-critical-of-trump-responds-to-angry-backlash-1030244931949
  15. ↑ Gandhi, Ravin. "Why Every Great Leader Needs To Make Bad Decisions". Fortune Magazine.
  16. ↑ "The One Thing You Need to Build a $1 Million Business". Inc. Magazine. 21 September 2015.
  17. ↑ BizCast. "Start Speaking the Language of Business and Know Your Numbers". Entrepreneur Magazine.
  18. ↑ Rapoza, Kenneth. "American Executives In China Join Forces Against Trump".
  19. ↑ Kristine Phillips (August 23, 2017). "'Go back to where the pigs live in India,' a racist caller told a CEO who rebuked Trump". The Washington Post.
  20. ↑ "City Year Chicago Board - City Year Chicago". City Year.
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