Ross Iverson
Founder at Manna Tree Partners LLC
Profile
As co-founder and managing partner, Ross co-chairs Manna Tree’s investment committee and drives the firm’s investment strategy through his leadership of Manna Tree’s investor relations team.
Ross has built his career around balancing investment decisions, market expansion, and leadership within organizations to reach optimal scale.
This mindset landed Ross on the Worthy 100 list in 2021 as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country building firms that are making a difference.
His experience growing investments came originally as an operating President where he scaled his firm 400%, and exited to a private equity investor in 2009.
His industry leading efforts placed him on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing firms in his category due to an innovative mortgage program he co-developed with two of the nation’s leading publicly traded homebuilders.
In 2009, Ross founded an advisory firm Strategic Architect, where he worked closely with over 20 companies annually, each with between $5M and $500M in revenue.
He counseled the C-Suite and family offices on investment decisions, market expansion strategies, and how to scale teams and operations.
Ross has trained 5,000+ leaders on implementing strategies linked to cash flow, debt structures, sales strategies, and marketing plans to unlock growth.
Clients have included: the PGA Tour, Vail Resorts, DOW, and the University of Colorado.
Ross earned his finance degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, an Executive Leadership Scholar at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and a Financial Management Certificate from Cornell University.
He has volunteered at the University of Colorado to help launch the first-ever leadership certificate program, and has been active in supporting the school through experiential leadership retreats in Vail, serving as an advisor for the Natural and Organic MBA program, and supporting students to develop a values-based approach in business.
Ross Iverson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Manna Tree Partners LLC
Manna Tree Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Manna Tree Partners LLC (Manna Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ellie Rubenstein, Ross Iverson and Brent Drever. The firm is headquartered in Vail, Colorado. | Founder | 2018-05-31 |
Health-Ade LLC
Health-Ade LLC Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Health-Ade LLC produces fermented tea that contains probiotics and healthy acids. It offers small batches, glass fermentation, cold pressed juice, real food and kombu. The company was founded by Justin Trout, Daina Slekys Trout and Vanessa Dew in 2012 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-07-31 |
Urban Remedy, Inc.
Urban Remedy, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Urban Remedy, Inc. provides pressed juices, nutrition-based drinks, snacks and meals. It offers certified organic, raw ready-to-eat meals and snacks, cold-pressed juices, health and wellness education. The company was founded by Neka Pasquale in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-05-31 |
Gotham Greens Farms LLC
Gotham Greens Farms LLC Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Gotham Greens Farms LLC engages in production of vegetables. The firm provides its diverse retail, restaurant and institutional customers. The company was founded by Viraj Puri and Eric C. Haley in 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2023-05-31 |
Former positions of Ross Iverson
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Southview Design & Construction, Inc.
Southview Design & Construction, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Southview Design & Construction, Inc. provides landscaping designing and construction services. Its services include drainage, front entry design, landscape care and structures, irrigation, maintenance, outdoor lighting, patios walkways and paver driveways, ponds and water features, steps and stairs, pools and spas design, retaining walls services. The firm provides its services to residential homeowners, builders and developers. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | President | 2009-03-30 |
Training of Ross Iverson
University of Colorado Boulder | Undergraduate Degree |
Northwestern University | Graduate Degree |
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Manna Tree Partners LLC
Manna Tree Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Manna Tree Partners LLC (Manna Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ellie Rubenstein, Ross Iverson and Brent Drever. The firm is headquartered in Vail, Colorado. | Finance |
Southview Design & Construction, Inc.
Southview Design & Construction, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Southview Design & Construction, Inc. provides landscaping designing and construction services. Its services include drainage, front entry design, landscape care and structures, irrigation, maintenance, outdoor lighting, patios walkways and paver driveways, ponds and water features, steps and stairs, pools and spas design, retaining walls services. The firm provides its services to residential homeowners, builders and developers. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Commercial Services |
Health-Ade LLC
Health-Ade LLC Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Health-Ade LLC produces fermented tea that contains probiotics and healthy acids. It offers small batches, glass fermentation, cold pressed juice, real food and kombu. The company was founded by Justin Trout, Daina Slekys Trout and Vanessa Dew in 2012 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Urban Remedy, Inc.
Urban Remedy, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Urban Remedy, Inc. provides pressed juices, nutrition-based drinks, snacks and meals. It offers certified organic, raw ready-to-eat meals and snacks, cold-pressed juices, health and wellness education. The company was founded by Neka Pasquale in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Gotham Greens Farms LLC
Gotham Greens Farms LLC Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Gotham Greens Farms LLC engages in production of vegetables. The firm provides its diverse retail, restaurant and institutional customers. The company was founded by Viraj Puri and Eric C. Haley in 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Process Industries |
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