Team
Hivers & Strivers Capital was founded by entrepreneurs and principal investors Doug Doan and Randy Beardsworth — military veterans and graduates of U.S. Service Academies. Investments and portfolio support services are cooperatively managed by our core team of associates and lead advisors.
Key Advisors
Rick Dalzell
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Former Amazon CIO & SVP
West Point
Sheila Parekh Blum
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Fine Art Specialist
MS, University of Edinburgh
Rich Heise
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Led Groupon Seed Round
Harvard
Rick Elfman
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Senior Managing Director, Sterling Partners
MBA, University of Chicago
Brian Concannon
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Former CEO of Haemonetics
Civilian Aide to Secretary of The Army
Civilian Aide to Secretary of The Army
West Point