Bruce Crain

Bruce Crain is an operating executive and consultant with broad branded and licensed consumer products and multi-channel distribution experience within public and private companies. He has served as president and CEO of public and private companies, and currently provides board, consulting and due diligence support to private equity, credit providers, and family office sponsors, where he advises primarily on consumer-oriented and ecommerce investments, organizational development, and strategic growth opportunities. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Comvest Partners portfolio companies Renovation Brands, LLC, and BEL USA, LLC.

Among his various executive and board roles, Bruce was a consultant with McKinsey & Company; CEO, President, and Board member of the juvenile products businesses of Russ Berrie, Inc. and Kid Brands, Inc.; Group President of the multi-channel home décor company Blyth, Inc.; and CFO of private-equity-backed Home Innovations, Inc. Bruce has extensive leadership experience managing founder-led businesses and multi-divisional corporations that have been formed through industry roll-ups and integrations. He previously was Executive Chairman of private-equity-owned RugsUSA, Inc., and Chairman of private-equity-owned KidKraft, Inc. Earlier in his career, Bruce was in the investment management and artificial intelligence industries.

Bruce has a B.A. in Economics and Government from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Stanford University in California.