Career

CURRENT BUSINESS INVOLVEMENTS

2022 to Present
VSS Capital
Strategic Partner

2003 to Present
Fremont Private Investments
Founder and CEO

CURRENT CORPORATE BOARD INVOLVEMENTS

2022 to Present
East West Bank (NASDAQ: EWBC)
Board Member

2021 to Present
Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY)
Board Member 

2020 to Present
MannKind (NASDAQ: MKND)
Board Member

PAST BUSINESS INVOLVEMENTS

2015 to 2020
Dale Carnegie of Southern Los Angeles (Sold to Success Education)
CEO

2007 to 2019
Fremont University (Sold to Graybull Capital)
Chancellor and CEO

2006 to 2014
LAdesigns.org, Sabrina Kay Collection (Sold to a Private Investor)
Founder and CEO

2002 to 2004
EDMC (Sold to Goldman Sachs)
CEO of Special Projects 

1992 to 2002
Art Institute of Hollywood (Sold to EDMC)
Founder, Chairman, and CEO

PAST CORPORATE BOARD INVOLVEMENTS

2020 to 2023
Panda Restaurant Group
Advisor

2018 to 2022
Yellowbrick
Board Member

2015 to 2020
Combined Properties
Board Member 

2017 to 2019
Toot
Advisor

2005 to 2018
Premier Business Bank (Sold to First Foundation Bank)
Founding Organizer and Board Member
Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee 

2014 to 2016
Galvanize (Successfully raised Series B and sold to NYSE: LRN) 
Board Member and Limited Partner of University Ventures 

2006 to 2014
Ex’pression College (Sold to SAE)
Shareholder, 2006-2008; Board Member