Robert Warshauer
Robert joined the Runway Growth Finance Corp. Board of Directors in 2025.
Since 2020, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of BLST Holdings, LLC, a billion dollar E-Commerce retailer operating under the Fingerhut and Orchard Brands labels. Robert was previously with Imperial Capital for 14 years where he served as Head of Investment Banking in New York and National Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice. Previously he was with Ernst & Young and its affiliated entities for 19 years and served as Partner in the National Corporate Finance Practice and a Member of its Board of Managers. He began his career with Price Waterhouse where he earned his CPA accreditation and later worked for WR Grace in their corporate finance group focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Robert has served on over 2 dozen Boards of Directors and served as CEO, President or Chairman of several publicly and privately traded companies.
He graduated from Bucknell University with his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and earned a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from New York University. Robert currently serves as Independent Director on the Boards of Horizon Maritime Holdings, Worldwide Machinery, Zips Car Wash, KAL Freight and as a Director on BC Capital Funds.