Ronald P. Mitchell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gotta Mentor. Through Gotta Mentor and its
predecessor companies, Ron has developed and managed leading-edge career development
programs, technologies and tools for students and professionals across the nation. Ron is recognized
as a leader in the career development industry and has been featured in mainstream and business
media for his success in this area including BusinessWeek Magazine, CNBC, BusinessWeek TV,
Harvard Business School Bulletin and the New York Post. He is also a regular speaker at major corporations and leading universities including Princeton, Duke, Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina.
Prior to founding Gotta Mentor, Ron founded the AlumniAthlete Network, the leading career development
and placement resource for student athletes. AlumniAthlete’s programs led to the successful placement
and of hundreds of candidates at many of the most prestigious corporations in the world including Bank
of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Eli Lilly, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Raytheon, Target, UBS and Union Pacific.
Prior to AlumniAthlete, Ron spent 10 years as an investment banker and private equity professional.
Ron was a General Partner of Provender Capital Group, LLC, a merchant banking group which
makes principal investments in the areas of media, financial services and specialty retail. While at Provender he closed several transactions in specialty retail and
media and served on the
boards of PacPizza and Le Gourmet Chef.
Ron was formerly in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley & Co. At Morgan Stanley, he worked on various valuation and financing assignments in connection with the execution of equity, debt and derivative offerings in the transportation industry. Ron’s professional experience also includes Mitchell & Titus LLP, McKinsey & Co. and The Anschutz Corporation.
Ron earned his AB degree from Harvard University where as a member of the varsity basketball team, he was a 3-time All-Ivy selection and two-time team captain. Ron received his MBA degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business where he served as President of his class and as a member of the Board of Directors of the HBS Alumni Association. Currently, Ron sits on the Boards of Odyssey House and the Odyssey House Foundation.
predecessor companies, Ron has developed and managed leading-edge career development
programs, technologies and tools for students and professionals across the nation. Ron is recognized
as a leader in the career development industry and has been featured in mainstream and business
media for his success in this area including BusinessWeek Magazine, CNBC, BusinessWeek TV,
Harvard Business School Bulletin and the New York Post. He is also a regular speaker at major corporations and leading universities including Princeton, Duke, Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina.
Prior to founding Gotta Mentor, Ron founded the AlumniAthlete Network, the leading career development
and placement resource for student athletes. AlumniAthlete’s programs led to the successful placement
and of hundreds of candidates at many of the most prestigious corporations in the world including Bank
of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Eli Lilly, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Raytheon, Target, UBS and Union Pacific.
Prior to AlumniAthlete, Ron spent 10 years as an investment banker and private equity professional.
Ron was a General Partner of Provender Capital Group, LLC, a merchant banking group which
makes principal investments in the areas of media, financial services and specialty retail. While at Provender he closed several transactions in specialty retail and
media and served on theboards of PacPizza and Le Gourmet Chef.
Ron was formerly in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley & Co. At Morgan Stanley, he worked on various valuation and financing assignments in connection with the execution of equity, debt and derivative offerings in the transportation industry. Ron’s professional experience also includes Mitchell & Titus LLP, McKinsey & Co. and The Anschutz Corporation.
Ron earned his AB degree from Harvard University where as a member of the varsity basketball team, he was a 3-time All-Ivy selection and two-time team captain. Ron received his MBA degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business where he served as President of his class and as a member of the Board of Directors of the HBS Alumni Association. Currently, Ron sits on the Boards of Odyssey House and the Odyssey House Foundation.
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