Advisors
Ted Bulow
Theodore Bulow is the Chairman of Harmony Holding Partners and his most recent venture GEM. Ted has been active in China since 1978 during which time he worked with Rong Yiren and wrote the first business plan for CITIC. Serving as a board member for 3 years; which went on to become the largest state owned/public company in China.
During his over thirty years in China he has completed more than 300 joint ventures and financing in China. He has represented companies such as Exxon, Beatrice, Bowater Paper, Bendix, PepsiCo, Sears, Kmart, Nortel, Sprint, Hyundai, General Motors and Mitsui Trust.
Ted also initiated JV conversions for many State Owned Enterprises. In the 1980's he assisted China in its work with the US Department of Commerce to obtain a nuclear Cyclotron and atom splitter for peaceful development. He is an accomplished bridge player and has had several opportunities to play bridge with China's past Chairman, Deng.
Today there are more than 3200 chicken roasting stands in China that are owned by individual Chinese Entrepreneurs. These businesses were started with one $3,000 grant from Ted.
Prior to his work in China Ted worked in the Middle East as Senior Vice President for PepsiCo providing housing for major projects such as Jubal, King Khalid Military Community, Sana’a Military City , Saudi Arabia Air force HQ and Dimas refugee city in Syria. Prior to working for PepsiCo he worked for Seagram distillers for many years and left as Vice president of Marketing.
Ray Matthew
Throughout his career as a finance executive, Ray Matthew has combined financial acumen, managerial expertise, and good business judgment to the challenges and opportunities of different industries including private equity.
Ray served as Chief Financial Officer for Providence Equity Partners, one of the world’s preeminent private equity firms that focuses on the communications, media, and technology sectors. During his tenure, Providence Equity grew its assets under management from $220 million to more than $20 billion, expanded into distressed debt and fixed income funds, and opened offices in London, New York City, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and New Delhi. In addition to managing the finance and accounting team, Ray also had responsibility for fund administration, risk management, real estate, tax, investor relations, information technology, and human resources.
Prior to joining Providence Equity, Ray served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer of Old Stone Corporation, a holding company with banks in Rhode Island and North Carolina, and non-bank subsidiaries across the U.S. including a mortgage banking company, a commercial real estate development investment firm, and a second mortgage company. During his tenure, Ray partnered with Goldman Sachs on Old Stone’s successful initial public offering and secondary offering, worked with the mergers and acquisitions team on the successful integrations of newly acquired entities, and developed the short and long range planning group for the corporation
George Meyers
Has over 30 years of extensive hands-on experience working in the federal government and in government affairs. He possesses an in-depth understanding of federal government acquisition and the legislative process, and is equally experienced in navigating Washington’s political environment.
Mr. Meyers’ early success was on behalf of President Clinton’s Mid-Delta Empowerment Zone Project in Mississippi, where he advised community leaders on “rebuilding” the region using skilled aviation-industry jobs and resources. He was also assigned to the Pentagon as Chief Acquisition Manager for the US Secretary of the Air Force, where he led a team in acquiring and modifying over $9B in aircraft programs and was able to secure funding to start a $6B modernization program.
Mr. Meyers was also the Chief Congressional Liaison for the United States Secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C., where he worked with Air Force and Industry counterparts to formulate strategies and enlist Congressional support for the Administration’s key policies and programs. Having authored the legislative strategy for a $10B aviation program and brokered a multiple-year contract worth $7B.
Upon retirement from the Air Force, Mr. Meyers also served as Government Affairs and Business Development Director for Defense and Intelligence programs at a Washington, D.C.-based firm, where he directed the company’s strategic intelligence programs.
He built the Cassidy & Associates Cyber Practice and was responsible for client success in several classified programs. He also helped write several cyber bills for Congress.
Mr. Meyers is a commercial pilot with over 20 years of flying experience, serving in numerous conflict zones, including two tours in support of Iraq and Afghanistan He is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and received his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and currently spends his time between Tuscany and Washington, D.C.