Rob Ristagno

Rob Ristagno is a globally-minded CEO and President known for his passion for leading transformations in middle-market companies to drive growth.

With a career that began at McKinsey and spanned over two decades, Rob has successfully scaled four private equity-backed businesses in the learning, training, and professional development sectors.

He is a subject matter expert on subscription and membership business models, having authored a book on this topic.

Rob's core expertise lies in driving revenue, EBITDA, and enterprise value growth through data-driven go-to-market strategies, post-merger integrations, global team leadership, and fostering collaborative environments.

Some key achievements include revitalizing educational media brand revenue by 33%, tripling revenue for a B2B sports training company, and creating $125 million in incremental enterprise value for a training organization.

Rob resides in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina with his family and enjoys interests such as baseball, travel, trivia/games, and public speaking.

He holds an MBA in General Management from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Rob has held various leadership roles in organizations including ClinEco, Vistage Worldwide, Inc., DRG Holdings, The Sterling Woods Group, America's Test Kitchen, Homesite Insurance, TrackMan A/S, Pepsi Bottling Group, and McKinsey & Company.