TIGER 21 Los Angeles

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  Chris Ahearn

  Chris Ahearn

  TIGER 21 Chair, LA

  Chris Ahearn is the Chair of Los Angeles 05. Chris brings broad and deep expertise across multiple careers as a Global Investment Banker (First Boston/J.P. Morgan), Global Media Executive (Reuters), CEO/Entrepreneur (Kevyn Aucoin Beauty), Independent Board Member (ABS Capital), Venture Partner (FirstMark Capital) and as a CFO (WiserCare). A graduate of Wharton, Chris is also an active investor in public and private assets through his family’s investment vehicle (Shashlik Capital).Chris is passionate about supporting his family (amazing wife Marla, son Aidan an elementary school teacher in Dallas and Helena, a senior at SMU), community, democracy, new music, improving his tennis game, and the performing arts (including The Kitchen, CAP UCLA, and New Music USA). When he isn’t busy with all that – he is mainly found in the kitchen (often with his daughter) cooking for friends and family or roaming LA with his wife in search of interesting meals. Chris is excited to be a Chair because he is in the giving back part of his life journey.
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  Curtis Kaiser

  Curtis Kaiser

  TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles & Newport Beach

  Curtis Kaiser is Chair of Los Angeles 02 and Newport Beach 02. As a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Curtis has provided "Purposeful Planning for the Multi-Millionaire Next Door®" to his firm’s clients for nearly two decades. His estate planning practice is designed to sustain family wealth in all its forms across generations through an ongoing program to facilitate conversation between clients, trusted advisors and loved ones. Curtis is a proficient Spanish speaker who earned his B.A. from UC Santa Barbara, his J.D. from Santa Clara University, and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. Curtis enjoys snowboarding, pickleball, softball, traveling with his wife Kristie, coaching his son in baseball, and going to concerts with his daughter. He was given the gift of life through a living kidney donation in January 2019.
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  Sandeep Khera

  Sandeep Khera

  Chair Los Angeles 01

  Sandeep Khera is Chair of Los Angeles 01. He has extensive experience in the peer-to-peer environment leading Groups both at TIGER 21 and Vistage Worldwide. Since 2011, Khera has committed his professional time to working with entrepreneurs and focuses on startups, founder-led businesses, and companies who are scaling. He was a career executive, held leadership positions in marketing and business development, and was responsible for growth at companies ranging from $30 million to $1 billion in revenue. His career started with Fortune 500 companies, including notable brands such as Procter & Gamble, Caesars Entertainment, AXS.com and Dollar Shave Club. He has a BS in neuroscience from Duke University, and completed a MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sandeep lives with his wife, two daughters, and puppy in Los Angeles.
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  Renée LaBran

  Renée LaBran

  TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles

  Renée LaBran is the Chair of Los Angeles 03 and 04. Renee brings a broad perspective to her role as chair. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for several public and private corporations, is an Adjunct Professor in the UCLA Anderson School of Business (teaching in the entrepreneurship program) and serves as a consultant / advisor to many private equity and venture backed companies. Over the course of her career, Renée managed a venture capital investment firm with over $700M in AUM, was a corporate executive in the media sector, was founding CEO of one of the first online employment sites and worked for a management consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients in the US and Europe. She earned her AB from UC Berkeley and her MBA from Harvard Business School. A native Southern Californian, Renée can often be found outdoors hiking, or playing pickleball, tennis or golf.
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  Gerry Morton

  Gerry Morton

  TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles

  Gerry Morton is the Chair of TIGER 21 Los Angeles 06.  He is also the CEO and founder of NutriScience Corp, building and growing industry-leading nutrition products and CPG brands since 2003. Gerry offers decades of experience facilitating peer groups of accomplished leaders in YPO, EO, Vistage, and TIGER 21. He brings deep expertise in developing peak performance, leading growing companies, and bringing out the very best in groups and high performers. Gerry has completed the Harvard Business School/YPO President’s Program in Leadership, the MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, the UCLA Executive MBA, and an MS in Nutrition. He is involved in non-profit and community organizations like YPO, Rotary, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Manhattan Beach Planning Commission. Gerry is passionate about challenging himself physically and mentally, completing numerous athletic and adventurous feats, such as Ironman Triathlons, marathons, paddleboard races, the John Muir Trail, and the TransPacific sailboat race. He is a private pilot, ship captain, and licensed real estate broker. 
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Chris Ahearn
TIGER 21 Chair, LA
Chris Ahearn
TIGER 21 Chair, LA
Chris Ahearn is the Chair of Los Angeles 05. Chris brings broad and deep expertise across multiple careers as a Global Investment Banker (First Boston/J.P. Morgan), Global Media Executive (Reuters), CEO/Entrepreneur (Kevyn Aucoin Beauty), Independent Board Member (ABS Capital), Venture Partner (FirstMark Capital) and as a CFO (WiserCare). A graduate of Wharton, Chris is also an active investor in public and private assets through his family’s investment vehicle (Shashlik Capital).Chris is passionate about supporting his family (amazing wife Marla, son Aidan an elementary school teacher in Dallas and Helena, a senior at SMU), community, democracy, new music, improving his tennis game, and the performing arts (including The Kitchen, CAP UCLA, and New Music USA). When he isn’t busy with all that – he is mainly found in the kitchen (often with his daughter) cooking for friends and family or roaming LA with his wife in search of interesting meals. Chris is excited to be a Chair because he is in the giving back part of his life journey.

Curtis Kaiser
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles & Newport Beach
Curtis Kaiser
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles & Newport Beach
Curtis Kaiser is Chair of Los Angeles 02 and Newport Beach 02. As a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Curtis has provided "Purposeful Planning for the Multi-Millionaire Next Door®" to his firm’s clients for nearly two decades. His estate planning practice is designed to sustain family wealth in all its forms across generations through an ongoing program to facilitate conversation between clients, trusted advisors and loved ones. Curtis is a proficient Spanish speaker who earned his B.A. from UC Santa Barbara, his J.D. from Santa Clara University, and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. Curtis enjoys snowboarding, pickleball, softball, traveling with his wife Kristie, coaching his son in baseball, and going to concerts with his daughter. He was given the gift of life through a living kidney donation in January 2019.

Sandeep Khera
Chair Los Angeles 01
Sandeep Khera
Chair Los Angeles 01
Sandeep Khera is Chair of Los Angeles 01. He has extensive experience in the peer-to-peer environment leading Groups both at TIGER 21 and Vistage Worldwide. Since 2011, Khera has committed his professional time to working with entrepreneurs and focuses on startups, founder-led businesses, and companies who are scaling. He was a career executive, held leadership positions in marketing and business development, and was responsible for growth at companies ranging from $30 million to $1 billion in revenue. His career started with Fortune 500 companies, including notable brands such as Procter & Gamble, Caesars Entertainment, AXS.com and Dollar Shave Club. He has a BS in neuroscience from Duke University, and completed a MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sandeep lives with his wife, two daughters, and puppy in Los Angeles.

Renée LaBran
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles
Renée LaBran
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles
Renée LaBran is the Chair of Los Angeles 03 and 04. Renee brings a broad perspective to her role as chair. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for several public and private corporations, is an Adjunct Professor in the UCLA Anderson School of Business (teaching in the entrepreneurship program) and serves as a consultant / advisor to many private equity and venture backed companies. Over the course of her career, Renée managed a venture capital investment firm with over $700M in AUM, was a corporate executive in the media sector, was founding CEO of one of the first online employment sites and worked for a management consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients in the US and Europe. She earned her AB from UC Berkeley and her MBA from Harvard Business School. A native Southern Californian, Renée can often be found outdoors hiking, or playing pickleball, tennis or golf.

Gerry Morton
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles
Gerry Morton
TIGER 21 Chair, Los Angeles
Gerry Morton is the Chair of TIGER 21 Los Angeles 06.  He is also the CEO and founder of NutriScience Corp, building and growing industry-leading nutrition products and CPG brands since 2003. Gerry offers decades of experience facilitating peer groups of accomplished leaders in YPO, EO, Vistage, and TIGER 21. He brings deep expertise in developing peak performance, leading growing companies, and bringing out the very best in groups and high performers. Gerry has completed the Harvard Business School/YPO President’s Program in Leadership, the MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, the UCLA Executive MBA, and an MS in Nutrition. He is involved in non-profit and community organizations like YPO, Rotary, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Manhattan Beach Planning Commission. Gerry is passionate about challenging himself physically and mentally, completing numerous athletic and adventurous feats, such as Ironman Triathlons, marathons, paddleboard races, the John Muir Trail, and the TransPacific sailboat race. He is a private pilot, ship captain, and licensed real estate broker. 
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