Independent Director and Chair

Rod Goldstein

  • Rod Goldstein joined the Ball Ventures Board as an Independent Director and Chair in February 2023.

  • Rod serves as Co-Managing Partner of Wealth Strategist Partners (WSP), a Chicago based advisory firm that works with a small number of wealthy families, all of whom own a family business  $500 mm to $7 bn+ in size.

  • Prior to joining WSP, Rod spent over 30 years with Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, including 22 years as the firm’s Chairman and Managing Partner. While at Frontenac, he served as lead director of over 25 private companies including many where he oversaw formation of a first-time board; he was also a director of several public companies, serving on the audit and compensation committees of each.

  • Rod serves as a trustee of the University of Chicago, is a member of its investment committee, and is the past chair of the University of Chicago Medical Center board. Rod also serves on the investment committees of Phillips Academy and the Western Golf Association.

  • Rod is a graduate of Phillips Academy - Andover, and received a BA , cum laude, from Princeton University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.