Marcel Legrand joined Monmouth University as an Adjunct Professor in 2021, teaching Global Management for the Leon Hess Business School.  He is a proven entrepreneur, executive leader & investor with a track record of achievement in innovation and positive fiscal results; adept in all areas of due diligence, strategic operations, RevOps, M&A, GTM planning, sales operations, data driven decisions & analytics and operational efficiencies. 

Marcel has been recognized in his ability to motivate experienced teams, global business units and high performing leaders towards long term objectives, quarterly fiscal demands, turn-around and crisis-based objectives. His proficiency extends across a wide spectrum of sectors (technology, SaaS, healthcare & wellness, human capital, education, business services, data collection, consumer services, real estate & private equity) and company stages (start-up, PE mid-sized & public companies).  Marcel’s experiences as an operator, investor and co-founder transcend B2B, B2C, and Service business models.

Marcel’s hallmark is his prowess as an effective communicator and attentive listener, which enables him to creatively tackle problems with disciplined urgency, sound judgment, and resource management. He thrives in markets where small to mid-size companies lead the way, exemplifying entrepreneurial spirit, rapid growth, customer-centric values, and a touch of disruption. He is driven by the allure of top-tier talent, financial pragmatism, visionary thinking, proactive change, and genuine collaboration.

Across various Board of Director, consulting / advisory and co-founding roles, Marcel works with leading companies including Tiger Global, Providence Equity, Flywheel Partners, Warburg Pincus, Bain Capital and General Atlantic.  Having completed 20 full Ironman triathlons, Marcel remains an active endurance racer & runner.  Residing in New Jersey, he is most proud of being a father of three boys, husband of 30 years and remains an unabashed advocate of “eating dessert first”.    He has serviced on the board of companies over the years and remains an active BOD, advisor & investor for 14 companies.

Education

MA, International Economics, • Columbia University

MBA , Marketing, • City University of New York (CUNY)

BA, Communication, • Hofstra University

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NOTABLE INVESTMENTS / START-UPS

• Boomband / Monster.com / Blacken Capital / Anthropic / Monitaur / Anduril / TopKey / SpaceX / Runway Health / Fonda / Reddit