Operating Executive · Chicago

Every Visionary needs an Integrator.

I’m Tom Vranas — second-seat executive and corporate fixer for founders, CEOs, and PE-backed companies in transition. COO, Chief of Staff, EOS Integrator: the person you hand the problem nobody’s mapped. Twenty-five years, eight transactions, every seat in the building. I learn fast, fix what’s broken, build the system that keeps it fixed — and work myself out of the job.

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Tom Vranas speaking at Northwestern's The Garage
Speaking at Northwestern’s The Garage.
25
Years operating
8
Transactions
11
Seats held

ZENTRO INTERNET


Recapitalized by Greystar Infrastructure

2026

GIGAMONSTER


Acquired by Zentro Internet

2023

SNIP INTERNET


Acquired by Zentro Internet

2023

SILVERIP


Acquired by Zentro Internet

2022

EVERYWHERE WIRELESS


Acquired by MC Partners

2021

SUPES ACADEMY


Acquired by Atlantic Research Partners

2015

PROACT SEARCH


Acquired by Atlantic Research Partners

2015

SOLTYRA


Acqui-hired by The Princeton Review

2008

Eight transactions, both sides of the table — as owner, operator, or integration lead.

What I actually do

Strong-vision leaders are usually terrible at running the machine — and they shouldn’t have to be. That’s the seat I take, and I’ll say plainly what most operators won’t: I’m not your forever manager. I’m the one you send into the problem nobody’s mapped — the post-close mess, the broken function, the company that grew faster than its systems. Half the time I haven’t seen the exact problem before. It’s never mattered.

Fix, grow, systematize, exit. That’s the job.

Operating rhythm

EOS Integrator in practice: scorecards, L10s, accountability charts. Founder intuition replaced with a company that runs on purpose.

Functional range

A call center, national marketing, the people function, innovation teams — every seat held as the accountable owner, not an advisor.

Deals

Eight transactions as owner, operator, or integration lead. I know what diligence looks for because I’ve sat on both sides of it.

Companies and institutions I’ve worked with

AppleNBCThe Princeton ReviewCareerBuilderUS CellularNorthwestern UniversityZentroEverywhere Wireless

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