Key Takeaways
- • FLG Partners, a Palo Alto-based CFO and CEO consulting and board advisory firm founded in 2004, has elected Mark Ruh as a Partner, according to a GlobeNewswire release dated November 10, 2026.
- • Ruh brings 28 years of leadership experience across public, private equity-backed, and financial services companies, including prior CFO roles at FortiFi Financial and HomeStreet.
- • Ruh has led $1.4 billion in capital formation transactions and has served on six boards of directors and four Audit Committees, currently chairing the Audit Committee of Epsilon Systems Solutions.
- • FLG Partners cites more than 500 clients, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and says its partners have completed approximately 350 M&A transactions and raised $19 billion in equity and $12 billion in debt.
Summary
FLG Partners, a CFO and CEO consulting practice and board advisory services firm, announced on November 10, 2026 that it has elected Mark Ruh as a Partner. According to the firm's announcement, the addition strengthens its financial services, capital markets and private equity capabilities. Jennifer Cho, Managing Partner of FLG Partners, said Ruh brings a combination of CFO leadership, financial services expertise, capital markets experience and board-level perspective, and that his work with publicly traded and private equity-backed companies strengthens the services the firm offers clients.
Ruh's background spans banking, specialty finance, fintech and capital markets. He previously served as CFO of FortiFi Financial, described as a hedge fund-backed provider of property-assessed financing, and as CFO of HomeStreet and its subsidiaries, HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation, a Fannie Mae DUS multifamily lender. He also served as President of White River Capital, a specialty finance company focused on near-prime and subprime auto lending. The release states that Ruh has led $1.4 billion in capital formation transactions, including debt and equity financings, asset-backed securitizations and receivables warehouse facilities.
Ruh has served on six boards of directors and four Audit Committees, including two appointments as Audit Committee Chairman. He currently chairs the Audit Committee of Epsilon Systems Solutions, a defense contractor with global operations primarily supporting the U.S. Navy. Before his business career, he served five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy's submarine force.
Founded in 2004, FLG Partners says it serves more than 500 clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and that its partners have completed approximately 350 M&A transactions, more than 200 IPOs and secondary offerings, over 100 divestitures, and have raised $19 billion in equity and $12 billion in debt. The firm describes its approach as combining CFO experience with selective use of AI tools under human oversight.
Ruh's background spans banking, specialty finance, fintech and capital markets. He previously served as CFO of FortiFi Financial, described as a hedge fund-backed provider of property-assessed financing, and as CFO of HomeStreet and its subsidiaries, HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation, a Fannie Mae DUS multifamily lender. He also served as President of White River Capital, a specialty finance company focused on near-prime and subprime auto lending. The release states that Ruh has led $1.4 billion in capital formation transactions, including debt and equity financings, asset-backed securitizations and receivables warehouse facilities.
Ruh has served on six boards of directors and four Audit Committees, including two appointments as Audit Committee Chairman. He currently chairs the Audit Committee of Epsilon Systems Solutions, a defense contractor with global operations primarily supporting the U.S. Navy. Before his business career, he served five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy's submarine force.
Founded in 2004, FLG Partners says it serves more than 500 clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and that its partners have completed approximately 350 M&A transactions, more than 200 IPOs and secondary offerings, over 100 divestitures, and have raised $19 billion in equity and $12 billion in debt. The firm describes its approach as combining CFO experience with selective use of AI tools under human oversight.
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