One of Catalyzer’s original plank holders, Dennis Passovoy brings over 45 years of business experience in various roles and diverse industries, including over 15 years in financial services. He has a long and distinguished track record of founding and running businesses, including advising other business leaders. Mr. Passovoy provides foundational business advice and supports Catalyzer’s Information Technology (IT) activities and initiatives.
A recently retired Sam Walton Fellow in Free Enterprise in the Department of Management, Red McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas-Austin (22 years), Professor Passovoy taught courses in organizational behavior, negotiations, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurship. Other academic interests include entrepreneurship and the workplace environment. He additionally has served in various leadership roles in Enactus, an international student social enterprise organization, where his teams have been repeatedly acknowledged for their accomplishments at the regional, national, and international levels.
Previous business experiences include:
- President, RFG, Inc., a leading, nationwide employee benefits advisory firm.
- Co-Founder and Managing Director, CEO Partnerships, LLC, an organization focused on providing executive-level advisory services to technology companies.
- Co-Founder and President/CEO, Amicus, Inc., a leading Internet ASP that provided technology and services for the financial services business sector.
- Vice President-Advanced Systems, Dell, Inc.
Mr. Passovoy has also served on the boards of several organizations, both commercial and non-profit.
Mr. Passovoy earned Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees from the University of California-Los Angeles. He and his wife, Dell, a now retired high-school science teacher, live just outside the Seattle/Tacoma area and have one son.