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Doug Dossey is the co-founder and co-managing partner of Tensile Capital Management, where he leads the firm’s private equity investment activities. He focuses on sourcing, researching, executing, and managing both public and private investments.

Prior to Tensile, Doug was a managing partner and co-portfolio manager at Blum Capital. From 1998 to 2009, he served as a managing director and co-owner of FdG Associates, a middle-market private equity firm. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banking analyst and associate with Merrill Lynch.

Doug has extensive board experience, having served on 32 corporate boards of directors, including 15 as chairman. Beyond his professional commitments, he is a member of the Dean’s Legacy Council at Gies College of Business and serves as chairman of the Investment Committee for Summer Search.

Doug received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with High Honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and passed the Certified Public Accountant examination that same year. He also earned four varsity letters as a high jumper on the men’s track and field team and was a 1994 Big Ten Conference champion.

A native of Eureka, IL, Doug resides in San Anselmo, CA, along with his wife, Kathrin Dellago, and two sons, Finn and Bode.