Dale Bianco
Chicago, Illinois, US
Chicago, Illinois, US
Age Group
55+
About Dale
Open, insightful, passionate, collaborative and determined business executive with wide-ranging interests and several well-developed skill sets. I think like an owner because I have been one. More importantly, I act like an employee because they are the foundation of success in business. I like to operate (and I believe most organizational success is founded) at the nexus of people, process and technology.
I have been on the sidelines for over a year. Family issues. I am just finding my way back to the start-up community. I have a wide range of interests and a deep bag of skills and experiences. My formal training is finance but I have played every role in many organizations, including marketing, relationship development, technology, process management and leadership.
In a nutshell, I want to work with cool people on interesting projects that are ready to scale and still evaluating what that means for the organizational and capital structure. What is your passion?
Quote
"Success in business is all about people, people, people. Whatever industry a company is in, its people are its greatest competitive advantage." - Richard Branson
CFO, COO
Commercial Real Estate Development and Construction
January 2006 - May 2016
SVP
Commercial Banking
January 1987 - April 2006
Various roles as relationship manager, operations manager, lending division manager and board member
Principal
Growth Phase Advisors
May 2016 - Today
• Financial and strategic consulting for start-up and growth-oriented companies
University of Chicago - Booth
MBA
1995 - 1997