Company Advisory Board Ronald G. Hodge II

Ronald G. Hodge II

Ronald G. Hodge II,
Advisor for Financial and Corporate Strategy
Mr. Hodge is the Founder and President of Sage Group Holdings. Sage is a business advisory and merchant banking firm that seeks to identify companies with outstanding potential and work with management teams to substantially increase company valuations. Mr. Hodge began his career at JP Morgan where he worked 18 years, initially as a banker and subsequently as a portfolio manager of special situation investment funds totaling approximately $2.5 billion. After leaving JP Morgan he held partner positions at a private equity fund and a hedge fund prior to establishing Sage. During his nearly 30-year career, Mr. Hodge has been involved in transactions with public and private companies totaling over $6 billion. His responsibilities have provided broad exposure to: analyzing and performing due diligence on companies; evaluating business models, strategies and managements; negotiating, structuring, documenting, closing and exiting transactions; proactive involvement with managements through board of director and advisory roles; as well as managing relationships with clients. He also has an extensive network of relationships in the private equity, hedge fund and investment banking communities. Mr. Hodge received a BA in economics from the University of North Carolina and an Executive MBA from New York University.

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Mr. Hodge is the Founder and President of Sage Group Holdings. Sage is a business advisory and merchant banking firm that seeks to identify companies with outstanding potential and work with management teams to substantially increase company valuations. Mr. Hodge began his career at JP Morgan where he worked 18 years, initially as a banker and subsequently as a portfolio manager of special situation investment funds totaling approximately $2.5 billion. After leaving JP Morgan he held partner positions at a private equity fund and a hedge fund prior to establishing Sage. During his nearly 30-year career, Mr. Hodge has been involved in transactions with public and private companies totaling over $6 billion. His responsibilities have provided broad exposure to: analyzing and performing due diligence on companies; evaluating business models, strategies and managements; negotiating, structuring, documenting, closing and exiting transactions; proactive involvement with managements through board of director and advisory roles; as well as managing relationships with clients. He also has an extensive network of relationships in the private equity, hedge fund and investment banking communities. Mr. Hodge received a BA in economics from the University of North Carolina and an Executive MBA from New York University.