Bradford Stroh
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Bradford G. Stroh is an entrepreneur, who has founded and led several companies, and also an author. Stroh co-founded Freedom Financial Network and several related specialty finance businesses. He is currently the CEO of Bills.com
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, a private equity fund, CIVC Partners
, an investment fund, and Doll Capital Management, a venture capital firm. Stroh has also worked with two start-ups: Trigo Technologies (sold to IBM
) and Luminous Networks, a Gigabit Ethernet startup. He is an investor, board adviser and Board Member to several entrepreneurial companies, including Ujogo, BioIQ, Goldline International
, Position2, SharesPost, Stream Dynamics, Realty Nation, Vertical Brands, Group Card, Home-Account and Vitality Health (sold to CarePayments Technology,).
In 2002, Stroh and his business partner Andrew Housser
founded Freedom Financial Network (FFN), to provide a full range of specialty financial services to U.S. consumers. Companies within the Freedom Network are Freedom Debt Relief, offering debt relief assistance; Freedom Tax Relief to manage IRS tax debts; Golden Road Financial focused on mortgage lending; and the most recent acquisition in early 2010, Home Account. Stroh is currently the Founder and CEO of Bills.com
which provides tools and information to help consumers make better personal financial decisions. Entrepreneur magazine named Bills.com #3 in the Hot 100, of fastest growing companies in America. Bills.com has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The company employs approximately 600 people, and has annual revenue of $106 million.
Stroh also wrote the fiction
al novel The Dharma King about Tibetan Buddhism and the search for the Panchen Lama
.
Bills.com
Bills.com provides consumers with information and interactive tools dealing with personal finance topics, including credit cards, insurance, debt relief assistance, mortgage loans, student loans and other personal loans. The company is one of the five divisions of Freedom Financial Network. ...
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Education
Stroh received his MBA from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and received a BA from Amherst College, where he captained the men's Lacrosse team.Career
Prior to founding Bills.com and Freedom Financial Network, Stroh was an investor in financial services and growth companies at TA AssociatesTA Associates
TA Associates, founded in 1968, is one of the oldest private equity firms in the United States. The firm employs a hybrid strategy making growth capital investments in developing companies and acquiring mature companies through leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions...
, a private equity fund, CIVC Partners
CIVC Partners
CIVC Partners, previously known as Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, is a Chicago-based private equity firm that presently has over $1.3 billion of equity capital under management. The firm's predecessor was established in 1970 as a subsidiary of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust...
, an investment fund, and Doll Capital Management, a venture capital firm. Stroh has also worked with two start-ups: Trigo Technologies (sold to IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
) and Luminous Networks, a Gigabit Ethernet startup. He is an investor, board adviser and Board Member to several entrepreneurial companies, including Ujogo, BioIQ, Goldline International
Goldline International
Goldline International, Inc. is a retail seller of gold and silver coins, and other precious metals for investors and collectors. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Goldline has more than 350 employees and an estimated $737 million in 2010 revenues....
, Position2, SharesPost, Stream Dynamics, Realty Nation, Vertical Brands, Group Card, Home-Account and Vitality Health (sold to CarePayments Technology,).
In 2002, Stroh and his business partner Andrew Housser
Andrew Housser
Andrew Housser is a financial expert and entrepreneur who co-founded, with Bradford Stroh, Freedom Financial Network, which provides consumer finance services through its divisions: Freedom Debt Relief, Bills.com, Freedom Tax Relief and Freedom Mortgage....
founded Freedom Financial Network (FFN), to provide a full range of specialty financial services to U.S. consumers. Companies within the Freedom Network are Freedom Debt Relief, offering debt relief assistance; Freedom Tax Relief to manage IRS tax debts; Golden Road Financial focused on mortgage lending; and the most recent acquisition in early 2010, Home Account. Stroh is currently the Founder and CEO of Bills.com
Bills.com
Bills.com provides consumers with information and interactive tools dealing with personal finance topics, including credit cards, insurance, debt relief assistance, mortgage loans, student loans and other personal loans. The company is one of the five divisions of Freedom Financial Network. ...
which provides tools and information to help consumers make better personal financial decisions. Entrepreneur magazine named Bills.com #3 in the Hot 100, of fastest growing companies in America. Bills.com has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The company employs approximately 600 people, and has annual revenue of $106 million.
Stroh also wrote the fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
al novel The Dharma King about Tibetan Buddhism and the search for the Panchen Lama
Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama , or Bainqên Erdê'ni , is the highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism...
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Awards
- Winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for the Northern California region
- Named to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list
Personal life
Stroh lives with his family in the bay area of northern California. He is married to Brandy Stroh and is a father of two children.Community involvement
Brad Stroh, both directly and through his companies, has supported the following organizations in the community. This is done in equal parts through volunteering time and through direct donations.- Best Buddies
- Child Advocates
- The Family Giving TreeThe Family Giving TreeThe Family Giving Tree is a charitable organization that strives to alleviate the consequences of poverty in the California Bay Area. The organization is based on the principle of helping those in need and inspiring philanthropy in the community...
- Give Something Back
- Glow Foundation
- Samaritan House
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Sera Monastery