About Dick Cross
Dick Cross is a serial CEO; a professional keynote speaker; a best-selling author; founder of The Cross Partnership Ltd., a 23-year consultancy centered on driving performance of mid-tier businesses; and a founding member of Alston Capital Partners, a New York City-based middle-market private equity firm.
As CEO, Dick has led eight "hands-on" turnarounds. He has been an influential adviser to ownerships, boards of directors, CEOs and senior managements of more than 100 businesses.
From posts as CEO, chairman, and president, Dick has run businesses in building products manufacturing, paper converting, telephone equipment manufacturing and distribution, data processing, sporting goods manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, commercial real estate development and services, logistics support, and franchising.
His book, "Just Run It! Running an Exceptional Business is Easier than You Think," debuted in April 2012 as an Amazon best-selling new release. His views on "the job at the top" and how to do it well have appeared recently in Forbes, Inc., Chief Executive Magazine, CEO Read, The Chicago Tribune, Personal Excellence Magazine, AMEX Open Forum and others. He is a featured guest on widely followed business podcasts and radio.
He is currently working on a new book, "60 Minute CEO! Doing a Great Job at the Top is Easier than You Think," which is planned for a 2013 release.
Dick holds degrees from the University of Virginia, Harvard University and Columbia Business School. He developed and for many years led the mid-tier presidents course in a Harvard University summer program for executives.
Follow Dick on Twitter, @DickCross3, or email him here.
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