Rich Kelley
Founder at Search Fund Partners
Profile
Rich Kelley co-founded Search Fund Partners in 2004.
He currently serves on the boards of Caravel Autism Health, The Change Companies, MST, Paragon, Redline, SafeLogic, Scott LeRoy Marketing, and Wolin Design Group.
Rich Kelley has been involved in numerous small businesses and start-up companies as an operator, owner, and investor.
His varied experience includes: CFO of Score Learning Centers, CEO of San Jose Giants, General Partner of the Stanford Terrace Inn, developer of houses and subdivisions, owner of office buildings and hotels, investor in successful tech start-ups (Coinstar, PLX Technology, Corcept Therapeutics).
He has also invested in many limited partnerships, including venture funds, and has been involved as a search fund investor since 1994.
Rich has an MBA from Stanford and a BA from Stanford.
Rich and his wife Gina have two children, Riley and Sam.
He has served as an elected school board trustee and is active with the Positive Coaching Alliance and Sustainable Conservation as an advisor.
Rich Kelley active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Rational Equity LLC
 Rational Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2006 by Doug McGregor, Rational Equity LLC is a private equity firm located in Omaha, Nebraska | Private Equity Investor | 06/06/2010 |
Search Fund Partners
 Search Fund Partners Investment ManagersFinance Search Fund Partners (Search Fund Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave Carver and Rich Kelley. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Founder | 31/12/2003 |
Black Opal Equity LLC
 Black Opal Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Opal Equity LLC (BOE) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Matt Day. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 29/10/2009 |
Johns Creek Partners LLC
 Johns Creek Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Ruben F. Salinas III, Johns Creek Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. | Private Equity Investor | 18/07/2010 |
Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc.
 Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc. provides healthcare revenue cycle management services to hospitals. It offers self-pay billing and customer service, alternative financing programs, presumptive charity analytics, pre-access financial clearance and pre-registration, insurance claims resolution, healthcare bad debt collection, denial management, and virtual CBO. The company is headquartered in Moline, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Medical Positioning, Inc.
 Medical Positioning, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medical Positioning, Inc. provides medical products. It manufactures and sells patented specialty beds and tables designed to improve diagnostic imaging procedures in cardiology, radiology, and mammography as well as interventional procedures. The firm products enable hospitals and physicians to improve the quality of images they obtain from their ultrasound and fluoroscopy equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS. | Director/Board Member | - |
Light Beam Capital LLC
 Light Beam Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Light Beam Capital LLC acts as an alternative investment manager. The company is headquartered in Sleepy Hollow, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Rich Kelley
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Liffey Thames Group LLC
 Liffey Thames Group LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Liffey Thames Group LLC provides legal litigation support services. It reduce litigation costs, gain control and visibility into litigation matters, and increase defensibility. The company was founded by Ciaran Power in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Training of Rich Kelley
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC
 Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC engages in the provision of automated retail solutions offering convenient products and services that drive incremental retail traffic for retailers. It operates through the following segments: Redbox, Coinstar, ecoATM, Gazelle and New Ventures. The Redbox segment operates self-service Redbox kiosks, where consumers can rent or purchase movies and video games focused on the entertainment sector. The Coinstar segment focuses on the money consumer sector and provides self-service kiosks where consumers can convert their coins to cash and convert coins and paper bills to stored value products. The ecoATM segment offers solution for tackling the problem of e-waste by recycling consumer’s old phones, mp3s, tablets and more. The Gazelle segment provides platform to buy and sell used electronic devices. The New Ventures segment focuses on identifying, evaluating, building or acquiring, and developing innovative new self-service concepts in the automated retail space. The company was founded in February 1991 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Producer Manufacturing |
PLX Technology, Inc.
 PLX Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology PLX Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Michael J. Salameh in May 1986 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Mt. Auburn Partners LLC
 Mt. Auburn Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by Malte Bernholz and Joel Milne, Mt. Auburn Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Finance |
Liffey Thames Group LLC
Liffey Thames Group LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Liffey Thames Group LLC provides legal litigation support services. It reduce litigation costs, gain control and visibility into litigation matters, and increase defensibility. The company was founded by Ciaran Power in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Rational Equity LLC
Rational Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2006 by Doug McGregor, Rational Equity LLC is a private equity firm located in Omaha, Nebraska | Finance |
Johns Creek Partners LLC
Johns Creek Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Ruben F. Salinas III, Johns Creek Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. | Finance |
Black Opal Equity LLC
Black Opal Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Opal Equity LLC (BOE) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Matt Day. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Light Beam Capital LLC
Light Beam Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Light Beam Capital LLC acts as an alternative investment manager. The company is headquartered in Sleepy Hollow, NY. | Finance |
Search Fund Partners
Search Fund Partners Investment ManagersFinance Search Fund Partners (Search Fund Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave Carver and Rich Kelley. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Medical Positioning, Inc.
Medical Positioning, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medical Positioning, Inc. provides medical products. It manufactures and sells patented specialty beds and tables designed to improve diagnostic imaging procedures in cardiology, radiology, and mammography as well as interventional procedures. The firm products enable hospitals and physicians to improve the quality of images they obtain from their ultrasound and fluoroscopy equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS. | Health Technology |
| San Jose Giants | |
| Score Learning Corp. | |
Wright Equity Partners LLC
 Wright Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wright Equity Partners LLC (WEP) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Tad Wright. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | Finance |
Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc.
Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Avadyne Health Holdings, Inc. provides healthcare revenue cycle management services to hospitals. It offers self-pay billing and customer service, alternative financing programs, presumptive charity analytics, pre-access financial clearance and pre-registration, insurance claims resolution, healthcare bad debt collection, denial management, and virtual CBO. The company is headquartered in Moline, IL. | Commercial Services |
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