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Empathetic
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Education
Lehigh University - BS, Finance
University of Rochester Simon School of Business - MBA, Competitive & Organizational Strategy
Passion
Dara has a passion for entrepreneurship. He has reviewed thousands of business plans and written dozens more. He has mentored CEOs of growing businesses in the Center for Economic Growth’s CEO Connex program; He’s lectured at dozens of universities, graduate schools and law schools, served on panels, judged business plan competitions, and been a mentor at several business incubators. Served on many boards and was recognized for his contributions to the community as a 40 Under Forty designee in 2010. His history is based on funding/starting small businesses and growing them to a point where they can successfully exit. Dara has a tremendous passion for both the small business and the art of deal-making. Benchmark International allows Dara to stitch these two passions together, working with small to medium-sized companies to facilitate their transactions and to do so in a way that others in the industry simply can’t.
Skills
Negotiation, Finance, Strategy, M&A, Leadership, Venture Capital, Marketing, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Financial Modeling
Experience
Before arriving at Benchmark International, Dara served as COO of GSL Solutions. GSL provides web design and content management for roughly half of the US Senate and many school districts. Before GSL, he was a VC working for three different funds and held C-Suite operational roles in several businesses. Dara was formerly Vice Chairman of Sunmark Federal Credit Union in NY.
Passionate
Accountable
I would like to thank the entire transaction team at Benchmark International. Their M&A deal expertise was brought to bear at the most difficult and important moments. Throughout the process, they continued to find value in the deal for me in areas I would never know to look. I can truly say I could not have consummated such a successful transaction without Benchmark by my side. Perhaps just as important, they were able to find an international strategic buyer that valued my company based on more than just financial performance. Benchmark ensured that the buyer truly understood that the unique value of my business lies in the robust distribution channels I have worked so hard to build. Now that the companies are together, the buyer can penetrate the US market with their existing product line and sell Garden Innovations, LLC products through their European channels. The ability to bring an international acquirer to the table truly separates Benchmark International from their competition.