Fred Tannenbaum

Mr. Fred Tannenbaum is an Advisor at Wanger Investment Management, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Interop Technologies LLC.
He is Managing Partner of Gould & Ratner, a law firm based in Chicago which represents many dynamic early stage and mid market companies.
Mr. Tannenbaum has a wide range of experience in advising middle market businesses, sophisticated entrepreneurs, private equity funds, and wealthy family businesses.
He assists these individuals and entities with the formation of businesses, capital raising, strategic growth, operations, the attraction of executive management and transfer operations.
His clients thrive in 60 or so industries including many diversified manufacturing and distribution companies, as well as telecommunications and technology.
He has been recognized by the Illinois Venture Capital Association as a leading expert on private equity capital; by a national bar association organization as a leading authority on mergers and acquisitions; by Crain's Chicago Business as a leading expert on family-owned businesses; and was selected an Illinois Super Lawyer.
Mr. Tannenbaum graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and the University of Wisconsin Law School, cum laude and with honors.