Robert Drago

Mentor, Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship

Rob Drago ’90 has the unique perspective of being a third-generation leader of a family food processing business who later served as the first non-family president/chief executive officer of two multi-generational family-owned companies following his family’s successful exit with a strategic buyer. Leveraging his 30 years of progressive management experience, he has mentored a wide range of high potential managers and startup companies within the CPG space throughout the Northeast. A resident of Pittsford (Rochester), NY he currently serves as partner/board chairman of ACB Holdings, LLC, an upstate NY-based frozen food holding company. He also serves on the boards of Special Touch Bakery (board chairman), and Chabaso Bakery (advisory board chairman), and Holy Childhood School in Rochester, NY.

Robert can talk to students on the following topics:

Generational transition planning
Successful integration of non-family executives
Intra-family dynamics
Servant leadership
Buying/selling a family business
Private equity
Food/CPG/value-added distribution strategies

About Canalside Advisors

Canalside Advisors is a management consultancy that provides closely-held, middle market organizations with a variety of services including interim CEO/leadership transition support, board recruitment and development, turnaround management, and high potential employee coaching and mentorship.

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