Gregory Jones

About

Greg earned a B.S. in marketing from Miami in 1983 and has an MBA in marketing and finance from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Greg is the co-founder and partner in the $2.4 billion (in committed capital) Chicago based Edgewater Private Equity Funds and serves on the portfolio company boards of Brilliance Technology, Industrial Services Solutions, Premier Safety, Reflective Apparel, Flex Pack, Unitech Aerospace, and Testing Services Solutions.

Prior to joining Edgewater, Greg has held CEO and senior management positions with three companies. Greg co-founded uBid.com, a leading online auction marketplace, and became its CEO and Chairman. In four years, he built the company’s revenues to approximately $500 million and had a successful IPO. The company was subsequently sold for nearly $500 million. Prior to uBid.com, Greg was at APAC Teleservices, Inc., becoming Senior Vice President. During his tenure, APAC increased revenues from $100 million to $276 million and completed a highly successful IPO. Prior to APAC, he was President and COO of the Reliable Corporation of Chicago, a $200 million dollar revenue direct marketing business which was sold to Boise Cascade.

Philanthropically, Greg served as Past Chairman of the Board of the ($5 billion in revenue - with announced merger) NorthShore University HealthSystem. He serves on the boards of Accelerate Institute, Chicago Botanic Garden, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Co-Chair’s Miami University’s Business Advisory Council Board.

Greg is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago Commonwealth Club and the Economic Club of Chicago. He has received the State of Michigan Leadership Award, the 1999 Ernst & Young and the KPMG Entrepreneur of the Year awards. He was inducted into the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame and is an Entrepreneurial Fellow at Miami University, Ohio. He is also a past Chicago Chapter Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and is currently a member of YPO Gold and is Chicago City Chair for Chief Executives Organization (CEO) and serves on the International Board.