Ron Lacey is a Northern California Partner at Hardesty, LLC, providing a variety of executive and operation roles, COO/CFO for semi-conductor start-up, CFO for private-equity owned equipment manufacturer, VP Finance for VC funded start-ups, raised $50M in VC investments, PE investments, venture debt, bank loans, and R&D grants.
Prior to Hardesty, Ron was the CFO of Celerity, Inc. He was hired to turn around the unprofitable private equity owned semi-conductor equipment manufacturer. His leadership resulted in positioning the company for rapid, profitable and cash-flow positive growth after the sale. He led the financial transition and integration team to the new owners. Ron also has experience as a CFO and finance lead at VC funded companies. After 6 rounds of financing, he raised over $50M in financing. He was the finance lead for 3 company exits valued at over $65M. Ron was also the Director of Manufacturing Operations/Controller at Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. He was responsible for its high-tech optics division, leading it through a high-growth period from $65M to $250M in revenue, making and integrating an acquisition, integrating the financial and operational planning and KPIs, which led to increased gross margins and profitability.
Ron earned his MBA in Accounting & Finance from the University of Tulsa and BA in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.
About Hardesty, LLC
Hardesty is an executive services and financial consulting firm providing best-in-class executive leadership and professional services to middle market companies through its nationwide network of offices. The firm provides executive search, interim executives, technical accounting consulting, and strategic consulting services. The firm’s reputation has been built by rapidly providing outstanding executive and financial management resources to middle market companies. Hardesty’s team of seasoned partners and professionals are available for rapid deployment to companies regardless of location. Hardesty has grown rapidly since its formation in 2011 and has been recognized as a “Fastest Growing Company” for several years. Hardesty is headquartered in Orange County, California with offices in major U.S. markets. For more information on Hardesty visit www.hardestyllc.com.
